skywriting

skywriting
noun Date: 1922 writing formed in the sky by means of a visible substance (as smoke) emitted from an airplane

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  • skywriting — /skuy ruy ting/, n. 1. the act or technique of writing against the sky with chemically produced smoke released from a maneuvering airplane. 2. the words, letters, designs, etc., so traced. [1920 25; SKY + WRITING] * * * …   Universalium

  • skywriting — noun Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground …   Wiktionary

  • Skywriting — Røgskrift på himlen …   Danske encyklopædi

  • skywriting — n. process of writing in the sky using smoke discharged from an airplane …   English contemporary dictionary

  • skywriting — noun words in the form of smoke trails made by an aircraft, especially for advertising. Derivatives skywriter noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • skywriting — sky•writ•ing [[t]ˈskaɪˌraɪ tɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) aer. the act or technique of writing against the sky with artificial smoke released from a maneuvering airplane 2) the words, letters, designs, etc., so traced • Etymology: 1920–25 sky′write , v.i. v.t.… …   From formal English to slang

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