: 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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The poster was intended as a visual aid in welcoming surviving Red Army soldiers back to civilian life and to the daunting task of rebuilding the Soviet Union at the end of the devastating war.
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The second of three presidential debates before the July 1 presidential election was heavy on visual aids, with the candidates waving magazine covers, charts and a white bag that deported Mexican migrants receive to hold their belongings.
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Another technique that helps Carter is the curriculum visual aids used by Goldfish instructors.
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His visual aids seemed tailor-made for a president whose love of maps and charts is well known.
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Netanyahu's speech Monday was delivered in English and relied on his trademark use of visual aids.
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Fox also reports that there have been examples of the poncho placed around the school as visual aids to prepare all of the girls for the night-of.
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There were lots of photos and visual aids, simple messages typed out in big block letters — the kinds of things Trump reportedly likes to see when receiving information.
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There are fidget toys and other games as well as visual aids to help provide a distraction and calm anxiety.
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First Known Use of visual aid
1911
VISUAL AID Defined for English Language Learners
visual aid
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: something you look at (such as a chart or film) that is used to make something easier to understand
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