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skywriting

[ skahy-rahy-ting ]
/ ˈskaɪˌraɪ tɪŋ /
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noun
the act or technique of writing against the sky with chemically produced smoke released from a maneuvering airplane.
the words, letters, designs, etc., so traced.
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Origin of skywriting

First recorded in 1920–25; sky + writing

Words nearby skywriting

skywalk, skyward, sky wave, skyway, skywrite, skywriting, SL, SLA, slab, slabber, slabbery
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Words related to skywriting

advertise, announce, boost, broadcast, promulgate, tout, trumpet, advance, bill, cry, beat the drum for, extol, headline, hype, immortalize, pitch, plug, propagandize, puff, push

British Dictionary definitions for skywriting

skywriting
/ (ˈskaɪˌraɪtɪŋ) /
noun
the forming of words in the sky by the release of smoke or vapour from an aircraft
the words so formed

Derived forms of skywriting

skywriter, noun
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