descry

• Verbe littéraire ou vieilli signifiant apercevoir, distinguer ou découvrir quelque chose, surtout à distance ou avec difficulté.

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.

   Apercevoir

   • 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.

   Synonymesdetectdiscernespyglimpsemake outnoticeperceivespot