skywriting

noun

sky·​writ·​ing ˈskī-ˌrī-tiŋ How to pronounce skywriting (audio)
: writing formed in the sky by means of a visible substance (such as smoke) emitted from an airplane

Examples of skywriting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Abdulrahim has done a variety of flight plan skywriting projects, usually a combination of aerial art with an advocacy aspect to it. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024 The skywriting can be seen on the FlightAware website for flights taken by his plane. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2024 The plane Parker flew in was also a skywriting aircraft that only allowed one person per flight when skywriting operations were taking place, the suit said. Katelyn Umholtz | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 14 Aug. 2020 So things like skywriting. Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 16 May 2022 See all Example Sentences for skywriting 

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Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skywriting was in 1904

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“Skywriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skywriting. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

skywriting

noun
sky·​writ·​ing
ˈskī-ˌrīt-iŋ
: writing formed in the sky by means of smoke or vapor released from an airplane
skywriter
-ˌrīt-ər
noun
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