Horizon - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated (syn: purview, view)
- the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth
Extra examples
We sailed toward the horizon.
The sun rose slowly over the eastern horizon.
These discoveries have opened up new horizons in the field of cancer research.
It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge
The sun disappeared below the horizon.
Clouds were massing on the horizon.
The sun dipped below the horizon.
The town's lights cast a glow on the horizon.
...could just descry the ship coming over the horizon...
Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.
Rain clouds materialized on the horizon.
The whole horizon glowed with the light of the great fire.
As the sun went down below the horizon, the sky became pink and gold.
Falling stars were lamping the red horizon fitfully.
His eyes swept the horizon.
Word forms
singular: horizon
plural: horizons
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