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sightline

or sight line

[ sahyt-lahyn ]

noun

  1. any of the lines line of sight between the spectators and the stage or playing area in a theater, stadium, etc.:

    Some of the sightlines are blocked by columns.



sightline

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noun

  1. an uninterrupted line of vision, as in a theatre, etc, or from a vehicle joining a road
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of sightline1

First recorded in 1915–20; sight + line 1
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After launching hundreds of air strikes on Syrian military assets and seizing positions including the summit of a mountain with an uninterrupted sightline to the capital Damascus, Israel appears to be taking advantage of what it sees as a unique moment of opportunity.

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Their names, just for the record, are Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, the one who actually drew blood from Trump and killed one person attending his rally, and Ryan W. Routh, 58, who “did not have Mr. Trump in his sightline and did not fire his semiautomatic rifle,†according to a statement by the acting director of the Secret Service.

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Some of that change is inevitable and even desirable, said Dan Bertolet, a longtime housing policy expert who runs the housing and cities program at Seattle-based Sightline Institute.

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By stashing the light fixture in a recessed container, often known as a can, you keep the fixtures out of the sightline and prevent glare.

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Last year, a statewide poll commissioned by the pro-density think tank Sightline found a similar outcome, with most respondents supporting zoning changes that would allow duplexes or triplexes in their neighborhood and 72% believing a housing shortage increased prices.

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