visual aid
noun
: an instructional device (such as a chart, map, or model) that appeals chiefly to vision
especially
: an educational motion picture or filmstrip
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It was intended as a visual aid for journalists like me accompanying the team of scientists measuring the pace at which water flows off this glacier.
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NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
This visual aid came, of course, from mentor Bill Parcells.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Specific changes have been made to the Bahrain International Circuit for this year’s grand prix to help spot potential track-limits infringements, with a blue line at several turns adding visual aid to judge such circumstances.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
This visual aid came, of course, from mentor Bill Parcells.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Specific changes have been made to the Bahrain International Circuit for this year’s grand prix to help spot potential track-limits infringements, with a blue line at several turns adding visual aid to judge such circumstances.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Or tore out pages and added them to a list as a visual aid for Santa Claus.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Visual aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visual%20aid. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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