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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Wing is one of a select few companies the FAA has allowed to conduct package delivery beyond visual line of sight in Dallas—meaning without human observers—as part of its efforts to develop new regulations and parameters specific to drones.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
With a clear line of sight to a tower, some providers offer speeds up to 1 Gbps.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Saturn rotates on an axis tilted by 27 degrees, much as Earth does, so every 14-and-a-half years — half of its 29-year orbit — the planet’s tilt aligns the rings with the line of sight from Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, skywatchers in the northern hemisphere — North America, along with parts of Asia, India and South America — won’t be in the eclipse's line of sight this time.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
With a clear line of sight to a tower, some providers offer speeds up to 1 Gbps.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Saturn rotates on an axis tilted by 27 degrees, much as Earth does, so every 14-and-a-half years — half of its 29-year orbit — the planet’s tilt aligns the rings with the line of sight from Earth.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, skywatchers in the northern hemisphere — North America, along with parts of Asia, India and South America — won’t be in the eclipse's line of sight this time.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Line of sight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/line%20of%20sight. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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