LINE OF SIGHT


Meaning of LINE OF SIGHT in English

1. Also called line of sighting . an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.

2. Astron. an imaginary line from an observer to a celestial body, coincident with the path traveled by light rays receivedfrom the body.

3. Radio. a straight line connecting two points sufficiently high and near one another so that the line is entirely above the surface of the earth.

4. Ophthalm. See line of vision .

5. sightline.

[ 1550-60 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .