skywritingn.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪˌrʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪˌraɪdɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, writing n.

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + writing n. Compare later sky-write v.

The art or practice of forming a word, message, etc., in the sky by means of visible vapour released from a manoeuvring light aircraft or (occasionally) by projection from laser or other light source, esp. for advertising purposes. Also: writing produced in this way.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [noun] > aerial advertising

skywriting1904

banner-flying1930

sky shouting1932

banner-towing1960

1904 Electr. Mag. 21 Jan. 274/2 A combination device which will do almost anything in sky writing at night.

1926 H. Barr in Mod. Advertising I. 9/2 The corporation..is stated to have spent £320,000 on sky-writing publicity alone.

1932 Flight 8 July 638/1 Night sky-writing, by projection of light on to clouds at night, was considered at no little length.

1935 H. G. Wells Things to Come ix. 91 Sky writing by the new planes: SURRENDER.

1959 Belfast Tel. 9 Oct. 7/1 It is believed to be the first time skywriting has been used in a general election.

1978 F. Ross Sleeping Dogs 157 He couldn't have made his intentions universally clearer if he'd spelled them out in sky-writing.

2001 N.Y. Times 1 Mar. b3/4 Skywriting requires somebody who's got a lot of experience and can fly a plane without even thinking about it.

Compounds

attributive with the sense ‘of or relating to skywriting; capable of or engaged in skywriting’.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [adjective] > aerial advertising

skywriting1922

sky-written1922

sky shouting1932

1922 Aeroplane 28 June 472/1 A sky writing demonstration of your trade mark.

1932 Times Educ. Suppl. 22 Oct. p. iv/3 A battery of sky-writing projectors will be installed on the roofs of buildings.

1960 Amer. Mercury Mar. 150 Last year in the New York are there were approximately 25 ideal writing days during the skywriting season.

1988 K. Omotoso Just Before Dawn vii. 202 The Action Group campaigned in style; they hired a skywriting aeroplane.

2012 C. Baldick Lit. of 1920s ii. 77 A succession of characters..who are all looking up at the same sky-writing stunt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	skywriting
释义	skywritingn. Brit. /ˈskʌɪˌrʌɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈskaɪˌraɪdɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, writing n. Etymology: < sky n.¹ + writing n. Compare later sky-write v. The art or practice of forming a word, message, etc., in the sky by means of visible vapour released from a manoeuvring light aircraft or (occasionally) by projection from laser or other light source, esp. for advertising purposes. Also: writing produced in this way. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [noun] > aerial advertising skywriting1904 banner-flying1930 sky shouting1932 banner-towing1960 1904 Electr. Mag. 21 Jan. 274/2 A combination device which will do almost anything in sky writing at night. 1926 H. Barr in Mod. Advertising I. 9/2 The corporation..is stated to have spent £320,000 on sky-writing publicity alone. 1932 Flight 8 July 638/1 Night sky-writing, by projection of light on to clouds at night, was considered at no little length. 1935 H. G. Wells Things to Come ix. 91 Sky writing by the new planes: SURRENDER. 1959 Belfast Tel. 9 Oct. 7/1 It is believed to be the first time skywriting has been used in a general election. 1978 F. Ross Sleeping Dogs 157 He couldn't have made his intentions universally clearer if he'd spelled them out in sky-writing. 2001 N.Y. Times 1 Mar. b3/4 Skywriting requires somebody who's got a lot of experience and can fly a plane without even thinking about it. Compounds attributive with the sense ‘of or relating to skywriting; capable of or engaged in skywriting’. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > advertising > types or methods of advertising > [adjective] > aerial advertising skywriting1922 sky-written1922 sky shouting1932 1922 Aeroplane 28 June 472/1 A sky writing demonstration of your trade mark. 1932 Times Educ. Suppl. 22 Oct. p. iv/3 A battery of sky-writing projectors will be installed on the roofs of buildings. 1960 Amer. Mercury Mar. 150 Last year in the New York are there were approximately 25 ideal writing days during the skywriting season. 1988 K. Omotoso Just Before Dawn vii. 202 The Action Group campaigned in style; they hired a skywriting aeroplane. 2012 C. Baldick Lit. of 1920s ii. 77 A succession of characters..who are all looking up at the same sky-writing stunt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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