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aerial photography

American  
[air-ee-uhl-fuh-tahg-ruh-fee] / ˈɛər i əl fəˈtɑg rə fi /

noun

  1. the act, process, or science of taking photographs from an aircraft or satellite in flight.


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Haas gradually wound down his investments and took up aerial photography and motorcycle riding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

“Hot air balloons, drones for aerial photography, and appropriate pathways for observation from a distance could allow tourists to closely yet remotely view sinkholes, while disturbing as few organisms as possible.”

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2024

Speckle interferes with AO-OCT the way clouds interfere with aerial photography.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

Just days after the Mill fire engulfed parts of Weed, Calif., aerial photography shows in stark detail the devastating aftermath of wildfires.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2022

The "lift," or vertical upward pull, obtained with the type is high, and this, combined with its steadiness, makes the kite useful for aerial photography, and, on a much larger scale, for man-lifting.

From Things To Make by Williams, Archibald

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