line of sight
noun phrase
1
: a line from an observer's eye to a distant point
2
: the line between two points
specifically
: the straight path between a transmitting antenna (as for radio or television signals) and a receiving antenna when unobstructed by the horizon
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Room windows are placed in corners, immediately in the line of sight from the entryway, deepening the sense of space.
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
These stars are actually located in our own Milky Way galaxy and lie between the telescope's line of sight and NGC 2283.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
That could come in handy for mapping and monitoring large indoor spaces like warehouses and tunnels, search and rescue operations, taking inventory and moving packages between stockroom shelves – all without the the need for human operators to have these drones in their line of sight.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
Meta has a knack of making monstrous investments with a clear line of sight to near-term returns without sacrificing the longer-term opportunities of widespread AI adoption.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
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Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
These stars are actually located in our own Milky Way galaxy and lie between the telescope's line of sight and NGC 2283.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2025
That could come in handy for mapping and monitoring large indoor spaces like warehouses and tunnels, search and rescue operations, taking inventory and moving packages between stockroom shelves – all without the the need for human operators to have these drones in their line of sight.
—New Atlas, 22 Feb. 2025
Meta has a knack of making monstrous investments with a clear line of sight to near-term returns without sacrificing the longer-term opportunities of widespread AI adoption.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for line of sight
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“Line of sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20sight. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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