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skywatched

/ˈskaɪwɑːtʃt/ /ˈskaɪwɒtʃt/

Meanings
verb
To watch the sky for aircraft, satellites or UFOs or for stars, comets etc.

Examples :

"Every clear night last summer, my grandfather skywatched from his porch, hoping to catch a glimpse of a shooting star. "
astronomy space nature action environment phenomena

Related Words

Illustration night

night noun

/naɪt/

The period between sunset and sunrise, when a location faces far away from the sun, thus when the sky is dark.

"How do you sleep at night when you attack your kids like that!?"

Illustration hoping

hoping verb

/ˈhəʊpɪŋ/ /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/

To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

"I am still hoping that all will turn out well."

Illustration summer

summer noun

/ˈsʌmə(ɹ)/ /ˈsʌmɚ/

One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as being from June 21 to September 22 or 23 in parts of the USA, the months of June, July and August in the United Kingdom and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.

"the heat of summer"

Illustration glimpse

glimpse noun

/ɡlɪmps/

A brief look, glance, or peek.

"I only got a glimpse of the car, so I can tell you the colour but not the registration number."

Illustration stars

stars noun

/stɑːz/ /stɑɹz/

Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless portion of the night sky, especially with a fixed location relative to other such dots.

"We looked up at night and saw many stars shining brightly in the sky, each staying in its same place compared to the others. "

Illustration clear

clear noun

/klɪə(ɹ)/ /klɪɹ/

Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the space between walls.

"a room ten feet square in the clear"

Illustration comets

comets noun

/ˈkɑmɪts/

A celestial body consisting mainly of ice, dust and gas in a (usually very eccentric) orbit around the Sun and having a "tail" of matter blown back from it by the solar wind as it approaches the Sun.

"Last night, we learned in science class that comets are icy objects from space that sometimes develop bright tails when they get close to the sun. "

Illustration satellites

satellites noun

/ˈsætəlaɪts/

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.

"A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite."

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

A father of someone's parent.

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

Illustration shooting

shooting verb

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

To launch a projectile.

"The archer practiced shooting arrows at the target. "

Illustration watch

watch noun

/wɒt͡ʃ/ /wɑt͡ʃ/

A portable or wearable timepiece.

"More people today carry a watch on their wrists than in their pockets."

Illustration aircraft

aircraft noun

/ɛə.kɹɑːft/ /ɛəɹ.kɹæft/

A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift

"The aircraft flew over the school playground during the morning assembly. "