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sightline

or sight line

[ sahyt-lahyn ]
/ ˈsaɪtˌlaɪn /
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noun

any of the lines of sight between the spectators and the stage or playing area in a theater, stadium, etc.: Some of the sightlines are blocked by columns.

RELATED WORDS

horizon, ken, range, scope, sweep, purview, beeline, view

Nearby words

sighthole, sighthound, sighting, sightless, sightlessly, sightline, sightly, sights, sightscreen, sightsee, sightseeing

Origin of sightline

First recorded in 1915–20; sight + line1
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British Dictionary definitions for sightline

sightline

/ (ˈsaɪtˌlaɪn) /

noun

an uninterrupted line of vision, as in a theatre, etc, or from a vehicle joining a road
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