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
Examples of line of sight in a Sentence
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Experts say that drone operations beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of a remote pilot have the potential to open the door to longer flights, new markets, and fewer restrictions on ground personnel.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023
Even the many, many naked men parading into his line of sight (and ours, thanks to Gabriel Díaz Alliende’s unabashedly horny, often crotch-level camerawork) seem to fill him with more gloom than delight.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Mike is really conscious of space and line of sight in all of his series.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2023
There just are not enough stars in the bubble to fill every line of sight.
—Brian Jackson, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
Alas, the gauges, depending upon your driving position, may play coy with your line of sight through the artful steering wheel.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 14 May 2023
The new theory, which the team recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, relies on the premise that the galaxies in the central quartet do not lie at a single distance and are instead spread along our line of sight.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2023
The sound of glass display cases being thrown to the ground was like gunshots, said a Nordstrom employee who had a clear line of sight of the robbery.
—Richard Winton and Nathan Solis Los Angeles Times (tns), Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
Tests by emergency responders and the US Federal Aviation Administration to extend drone flights beyond the operator’s line of sight and respond to 911 calls started in 2017.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2023
Even the many, many naked men parading into his line of sight (and ours, thanks to Gabriel Díaz Alliende’s unabashedly horny, often crotch-level camerawork) seem to fill him with more gloom than delight.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Mike is really conscious of space and line of sight in all of his series.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Oct. 2023
There just are not enough stars in the bubble to fill every line of sight.
—Brian Jackson, Discover Magazine, 18 Oct. 2023
Alas, the gauges, depending upon your driving position, may play coy with your line of sight through the artful steering wheel.
—Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 14 May 2023
The new theory, which the team recently published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, relies on the premise that the galaxies in the central quartet do not lie at a single distance and are instead spread along our line of sight.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2023
The sound of glass display cases being thrown to the ground was like gunshots, said a Nordstrom employee who had a clear line of sight of the robbery.
—Richard Winton and Nathan Solis Los Angeles Times (tns), Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
Tests by emergency responders and the US Federal Aviation Administration to extend drone flights beyond the operator’s line of sight and respond to 911 calls started in 2017.
—WIRED, 26 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1559, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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line of sight
noun1
: a line from an observer's eye to a distant point
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