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skywriting

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

First recorded in 1920–25; sky + writing

skywrite

[skahy-rahyt]
verb (used without object), sky·wrote, sky·writ·ten, sky·writ·ing.
  1. to engage in skywriting.
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verb (used with object), sky·wrote, sky·writ·ten, sky·writ·ing.
  1. to produce (a message, advertisement, etc.) by skywriting.
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Origin of skywrite

First recorded in 1925–30; sky + write
Related formssky·writ·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for skywriting

skywriting

noun
  1. the forming of words in the sky by the release of smoke or vapour from an aircraft
  2. the words so formed
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Derived Formsskywriter, noun
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