descry

• Veralteter oder gehobener Ausdruck dafür, etwas schwer Erkennbares oder weit Entferntes wahrzunehmen, zu erblicken oder ausfindig zu machen.

An archaic verb meaning to catch sight of, discern, or discover something, especially from a distance or with difficulty.

1. Catch sight ofC2formal

   To see or notice something, especially from a distance or with difficulty.

   Erblicken

   • From the tower, he could descry a ship on the horizon.
   • She descried a figure moving through the fog.
   • The lookout descried the approaching army at dawn.

   Synonymedetectdiscernespyglimpsemake outnoticeperceivespot