bird's-eye view
bird's-eye view noun: the view from directly or high above.
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Noun
bird's-eye view (plural bird's-eye views)
- The view from directly or high above.
- Looking down from the seventh floor balcony gave them a bird's-eye view of the street below.
- “What makes you think there is a mouse in this room?” “The evidence points that way.” [...] “And why were you standing on a chair?” “Sort of just trying to get a bird's-eye view, as it were.” “Do you often go looking for mice in other people's rooms?”1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter VIII
- A general overview or summary of a topic.
bird's-eye view meaning in Telugu, Gujarati and Arabic
bird's-eye view in Telugu
- view from directly or high above
- విహంగవీక్షణము vihaṅgavīkṣaṇamu
bird's-eye view in Gujarati
- view from directly or high above
- વિહંગાવલોકન vihaṅgāvlokan, ઊડતી નજર ūḍatī najar
bird's-eye view in Arabic
- view from directly or high above
- مَنْظُور عَيْن الْطَائِر manẓūr ʕayn al-ṭāʔir
Forms of bird's-eye view
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Questions about bird's-eye view
- What does bird's-eye view mean?
- Bird's-eye view means the view from directly or high above.
- What is bird's-eye view in Telugu?
- Bird's-eye view in Telugu is విహంగవీక్షణము (vihaṅgavīkṣaṇamu). See Bird's-eye view meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is bird's-eye view?
- Bird's-eye view is a noun.
- What is the plural of bird's-eye view?
- The plural of bird's-eye view is bird's-eye views.
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