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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At one point, Cruise pulled off a spin that brought Allen's husband, Norm Nixon, into his line of sight, and the actor pulled the former NBA star into the dance as well.
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025
But be mindful that Leonids are expected to dart across your line of sight on an average of once every 6 to 12 minutes.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Those sensors have also been engineered to self-clean throughout a journey so that snow and ice aren’t able to accumulate fast enough to disrupt the vehicle’s line of sight, according to Tretter.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
According to a report from The War Zone, the M1E3 could also deploy small drones and other unmanned aerial systems to hit targets beyond its line of sight.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025
But be mindful that Leonids are expected to dart across your line of sight on an average of once every 6 to 12 minutes.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Those sensors have also been engineered to self-clean throughout a journey so that snow and ice aren’t able to accumulate fast enough to disrupt the vehicle’s line of sight, according to Tretter.
—Jackie Charniga, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
According to a report from The War Zone, the M1E3 could also deploy small drones and other unmanned aerial systems to hit targets beyond its line of sight.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 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 25 Nov. 2025.
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