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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Based on its current customer list, Arm has a line of sight to more than $1 billion in chip demand over the next two years.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
King even recalled a time her own dog, Oliver, crossed into the Queen's line of sight.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
This choice makes those images that do stand in for Sasha’s line of sight all the more startling and forceful.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
The blackout occurred after the spacecraft lost line of sight to Earth, with the Moon blocking satellite communications entirely.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
King even recalled a time her own dog, Oliver, crossed into the Queen's line of sight.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
This choice makes those images that do stand in for Sasha’s line of sight all the more startling and forceful.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
The blackout occurred after the spacecraft lost line of sight to Earth, with the Moon blocking satellite communications entirely.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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. 2026.
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