aerial photograph

American  

noun

1. a photograph taken from an aircraft or satellite in flight.

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Other Word Forms

• aerial photography noun

Etymology

Origin of aerial photograph

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Looking down into the atrium outside his office, you see a large carpet woven to look like an aerial photograph of bomb-ravaged Berlin at the end of World War II.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Planning officer Simon Pritchard said the council accepted the evidence put forward by Mr Leek which included a Google Earth aerial photograph from June 2018.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2025

An aerial photograph of the vessel before it sank, released by Greek authorities, showed people crammed on the deck.

From Washington Times • Jun. 15, 2023

Diefenbaker acknowledged the bunker’s purpose after the aerial photograph appeared and vowed that he would never visit it and would stay home with his wife if the bombers and missiles came.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2023

She was staring at the aerial photograph of Lake Clara that hung over Jim Clarke’s desk.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo