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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.
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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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