aerial photograph

noun

1. a photograph taken from an aircraft or satellite in flight.

Other Words From

• aerial photography noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerial photograph¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In aerial photographs, the streets and foundations of Mologa formed an eerie geometry emerging from the lakebed.

From MIT Technology Review

Using aerial photographs, cellphone or satellite technology, Leap users can order real-time 3-D renderings without having to climb onto the roof or pull out a tape measure.

From Washington Post

The team dug up declassified footage of Cold-War-era spy satellites from the 60s and 70s, old-school maps from the 60s, and aerial photographs from the 80s and 90s.

From Popular-Science

But you can take an aerial photograph and count them really easily.

From The Daily Beast

Eerie orange cones captured in an aerial photograph will show each precise spot where a part of this pitiable child came to rest.

From The Daily Beast

That purports to be an aerial photograph taken of the vicinity of General Walker's residence.

From Project Gutenberg

I might just add the witness is now referring to an aerial photograph.

From Project Gutenberg