aerial photograph
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of aerial photograph
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Looking down into the atrium outside his office, you see a large carpet woven to look like an aerial photograph of bomb-ravaged Berlin at the end of World War II.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
An annotated aerial photograph highlighted classrooms on two upper floors of the building, which the IDF said were the “locations of the terrorists”.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2024
An aerial photograph of the vessel before it sank, released by Greek authorities, showed people crammed on the deck.
From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2023
An aerial photograph of the vessel released by the coast guard showed scores of people covering practically every inch of deck.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023
It was flattened out like an aerial photograph.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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