"skywriting" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: sky + writing Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|writing}} sky + writing Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} skywriting (uncountable)
  1. Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground. Wikipedia link: skywriting Tags: uncountable Translations (messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane): 空中文字 (kōngzhōngwénzì) (Chinese Mandarin), Himmelsschreiben [neuter, usually] (German), Himmelsschrift (english: specifically the writing) [feminine] (German), 空中文字 (kūchūmoji) (alt: くうちゅうもじ) (Japanese)

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