bird's-eye
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In reconnaissance, a sniper can’t match the bird’s-eye view of a drone or the speed at which it can move.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
A glowing Ferris wheel churned nearby, offering a bird’s-eye view of the main stage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
For that reason, I suggest you enlist independent third-party help: a fee-only fiduciary who can give you a bird’s-eye view of your finances and who has no incentive to sell you another policy.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
"The bird's-eye view from drones gives us a huge boost in situational awareness," explained a spokesperson from the LFB.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2025
A bird’s-eye view of ten or a dozen of the principal pueblos, then a landing for lunch in the valley of Malpais.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Logs of great value, having bird's-eyes, have often unsuspectingly been chopped up for fire wood.
From Wood and Forest by William Noyes
They were a beautiful blue, not like any other blue, not like the violets in the garden, or the sky over the trees, or the geranium in the grass, or the bird's-eyes by the path.
From The Open Air by Richard Jefferies
The bird’s-eyes bright; Pink-tipp’d daisies; sorrel red, Drooping o’er the lark’s green bed; Oxlips; glazed buttercups, Out of which the wild bee sups; See! they dance about thy feet!
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 347, September, 1844 by Various
The little blossoms have a peculiarly fresh and winsome look, and are called "bird's-eyes" by the children.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
