"skybox" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: skyboxes [plural]
Etymology: sky + box Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|box}} sky + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} skybox (plural skyboxes)
  1. A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
    Sense id: en-skybox-en-noun-Mq1cUQ2y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 63 37
  2. (video games, computer graphics) A cube with textures on its inner faces, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield. Categories (topical): Computer graphics, Video games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: skydome

Inflected forms

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