horizonnoun [ S ]
uk/həˈraɪ.zən/us/həˈraɪ.zən/C2 the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea:
The moon rose slowly above the horizon.
We could see a row of camels silhouetted on the horizon.
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- Do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?
- Here, too, the threat of unemployment has been looming on the horizon.
- A broad sweep of flat countryside stretched to the horizon in all directions.
- Doug scanned the horizon for any sign of the boat.
- I hoped that going to university might broaden my horizons .
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Idiom(s)
broaden/expand/widen sb's horizons
on the horizon