Sightline

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A line between an observer or a piece of optical equipment and an object of interest; line of sight.

    "This area, referred to as the fly loft, should typically be two and a half times taller than the proscenium opening in order to fly the scenery above the vertical sightlines of the first row of the audience."

Synonyms

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line of sightline of sight

Example

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"This area, referred to as the fly loft, should typically be two and a half times taller than the proscenium opening in order to fly the scenery above the vertical sightlines of the first row of the audience."

Etymology

From sight + line.

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line of sight

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