"line-of-sight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lines-of-sight [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~|lines-of-sight}} line-of-sight (countable and uncountable, plural lines-of-sight)
  1. (especially attributive) Alternative form of line of sight. Tags: alt-of, alternative, attributive, countable, especially, uncountable Alternative form of: line of sight
    Sense id: en-line-of-sight-en-noun-3wCOwmIE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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