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sun shots

sun shots is the plural of sun shot.

Meaning of sun shot

Noun

sun shot (plural sun shots)

  1. A measurement of the angle of the sun, made using a sextant, usually at noon.
    • Not so long ago, most surveyors thought that sun shots and star shots were more trouble than they were worth.1987, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, ACSM technical papers, page 167
  2. A photograph that includes the sun.
    • When hunting for subject matter for your sun shots, investigate the picture possibilities you previously passed up as being run-of-the-mill scenes.1949 December, Ray Atkeson, “Get the Sun In Your Pictures”, in Popular Photography, volume 25, number 6, page 159

Questions about sun shots

What is sun shots the plural of?
Sun shots is the plural of sun shot.

Words near sun shots in the dictionary

  1. sun protection factors
  2. sun room
  3. sun rooms
  4. Sun Salutation
  5. sun shot
  6. sun shots
  7. sun shower
  8. sun showers
  9. sun sign
  10. sun signs
  11. sun sneezing

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