skywrite

English

verb
Definitions
  • To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane.
  • (education) To spell a word by tracing it in the air with one's finger.

Etymology

Compound from English sky + English write (imprint, engrave, inscribe).

Origin

English

write

Gloss

imprint, engrave, inscribe

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