"skywrite" meaning in English

See skywrite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: skywrites [present, singular, third-person], skywriting [participle, present], skywrote [past], skywritten [participle, past]
Etymology: sky + write Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|write}} sky + write Head templates: {{en-verb|skywrites|skywriting|skywrote|skywritten}} skywrite (third-person singular simple present skywrites, present participle skywriting, simple past skywrote, past participle skywritten)
  1. To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane.
    Sense id: en-skywrite-en-verb-JVHrIQeK 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: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 84 16
  2. (education) To spell a word by tracing it in the air with one's finger. Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-skywrite-en-verb-t7BvUpPJ Topics: education

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for skywrite meaning in English (1.9kB)

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