aerial photograph

noun

1. a photograph taken from an aircraft or satellite in flight.

Other Words From

• aerial photography noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of aerial photograph¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

An annotated aerial photograph highlighted classrooms on two upper floors of the building, which the IDF said were the “locations of the terrorists”.

From BBC

Associated Press photographer Denis Farrell’s iconic aerial photograph of people waiting patiently for hours in long, snaking queues in fields next to a school in the famed Johannesburg township of Soweto captured the determination of millions of Black South Africans to finally be counted.

From Seattle Times

An aerial photograph of the vessel before it sank, released by Greek authorities, showed people crammed on the deck.

From Washington Times

An aerial photograph of the vessel released by the coast guard showed scores of people covering practically every inch of deck.

From Seattle Times

Diefenbaker acknowledged the bunker’s purpose after the aerial photograph appeared and vowed that he would never visit it and would stay home with his wife if the bombers and missiles came.

From Seattle Times