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horizon
noun
the
distant
line
where
the
land
or
sea
appears
to
meet
the
sky
•
A
boy
stood
on
the
beach
at
sunset
,
staring
at
the
glowing
horizon
.
A
boy
stood
on
the
beach
at
sunset
,
staring
at
the
glowing
horizon
.
•
From
the
top
of
the
snowy
mountain
,
city
lights
twinkled
just
above
the
dark
horizon
.
From
the
top
of
the
snowy
mountain
,
city
lights
twinkled
just
above
the
dark
horizon
.
Late
Middle
English
from
Old
French
,
based
on
Greek
‘
horizōn
(
kyklos
)’
meaning
‘
limiting
(
circle
)’.
noun
the
limit
of
someone
’
s
knowledge
,
experience
,
or
possibilities
•
Traveling
abroad
really
broadened
Maria
’
s
horizons
.
Traveling
abroad
really
broadened
Maria
’
s
horizons
.
•
Reading
science
fiction
opened
a
new
horizon
of
ideas
for
the
students
.
Reading
science
fiction
opened
a
new
horizon
of
ideas
for
the
students
.
Derived
from
the
idea
of
the
physical
horizon
as
a
boundary
,
adopted
figuratively
in
the
17th
century
.
noun
a
natural
layer
of
soil
or
rock
that
is
roughly
the
same
all
the
way
through
and
lies
parallel
to
the
ground
’
s
surface
•
The
geologist
pointed
to
the
dark
horizon
rich
in
clay
in
the
cliff
wall
.
The
geologist
pointed
to
the
dark
horizon
rich
in
clay
in
the
cliff
wall
.
•
Farmers
test
each
soil
horizon
to
see
which
crops
will
grow
best
.
Farmers
test
each
soil
horizon
to
see
which
crops
will
grow
best
.
In
geology
,
borrowed
in
the
19th
century
to
describe
a
layer
that
forms
a
visible
line
,
similar
to
the
sky–earth
horizon
.
