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horizons

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
the line at the farthest place that you can see, where the sky seems to touch the land or sea:

Examples:

on the horizon We could see a row of camels silhouetted on the horizon.
2
the place in the distance where the earth and sky seem to meet:

Examples:

[ U ] We watched the horizon as the sun set.
3
A person’s horizons are the limit of that person’s ideas, knowledge, and experience:

Examples:

[ pl ] Spending her junior year abroad has broadened her horizons.

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