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skywriting

 [skahy-rahy-ting]  

sky·writ·ing

   [skahy-rahy-ting]
noun
1.
the act or technique of writing against the sky with chemically produced smoke released from a maneuvering airplane.
2.
the words, letters, designs, etc., so traced.
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Origin:
1920–25; sky + writing

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sky·write

   [skahy-rahyt] verb, sky·wrote, sky·writ·ten, sky·writ·ing.
verb (used without object)
1.
to engage in skywriting.
verb (used with object)
2.
to produce (a message, advertisement, etc.) by skywriting.
Origin:
1925–30; sky + write

Related forms
sky·writ·er, noun
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skywriting (ˈskaɪˌraɪtɪŋ)
 
—n
1.  the forming of words in the sky by the release of smoke or vapour from an aircraft
2.  the words so formed
 
'skywriter
 
—n

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