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.

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Origin of sightline

First recorded in 1915–20; sight + line1

Words nearby sightline

sighter, sighthole, sighthound, sighting, sightless, sightline, sightly, sightscreen, sightsee, sightseeing, sigil
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Words related to sightline

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

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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