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sight⋅line

[sahyt-lahyn]
–noun
any of the lines of sight between the spectators and the stage or playing area in a theater, stadium, etc.: Some of the sightlines are blocked by columns.
Also, sight line.


Origin:
1915–20; sight + line 1
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sight·line also sight line   (sīt'līn')   
n.  A line of sight, especially one between a spectator and the spectacle in a theater or stadium.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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