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horizon
(h/@/'r/aI/z/@/n )

noun (n)

  • the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    It is beyond the horizon of present knowledge.
    Synonym:
    purview, view
    source: wordnet30
  • a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth(noun.location)
    source: wordnet30
  • The circle which bounds that part of the earth's surface visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent junction of the earth and sky.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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