First Known Use: 1926
Dictionary
skywrite
verb sky·write \-ˌrīt\
sky·wrote\-ˌrōt\sky·writ·ten\-ˌri-tən\sky·writ·ing\-ˌrī-tiŋ\
Definition of SKYWRITE
transitive verb
: to letter by skywriting
intransitive verb
: to do skywriting
— sky·writ·er noun
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Origin of SKYWRITE
back-formation from skywriting
Rhymes with SKYWRITE
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