sightline

or sight line

[sahyt-lahyn]

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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.

Origin of sightline

First recorded in 1915–20; sight + line¹

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Related Words for sightline

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

British Dictionary definitions for sightline

sightline

noun

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

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