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Synonyms for horizon

Grammar : Noun
Spell : huh-rahy-zuhn
Phonetic Transcription : həˈraɪ zən

Top 10 synonyms for horizon
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Définition of horizon

Origin :
  • late 14c., orisoun, from Old French orizon (14c., Modern French horizon), earlier orizonte (13c.), from Latin horizontem (nominative horizon), from Greek horizon kyklos "bounding circle," from horizein "bound, limit, divide, separate," from horos "boundary." The h- was restored 17c. in imitation of Latin.
  • noun skyline, extent
Example sentences :
  • No sooner was the first light streaking the horizon to the east than Andrew wakened.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He kept his eyes upon the Star, where it burned white on the horizon.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Above the horizon is a goddess who holds in her left hand an ear of corn.
  • Extract from : « The Babylonian Legends of the Creation » by British Museum
  • And almost immediately the rim of the sun showed above the horizon.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • Those that sit on the edge of the horizon are huge and golden, like desert watch-fires.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Fancy seeing this temple, of all others, without an Anthony of any sort on the horizon!
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Next day several icebergs and hummocks were noticed on the horizon.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • But the night was black as ink, the darkness had submerged the horizon.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • And between ourselves what dupery there is in science, how it narrows our horizon!
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • A slight drizzle of rain had set in, and the horizon was not many miles from the ship.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
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