skywriters

Aerial message makers

Skywriters are pilots who create words or images in the sky by releasing trails of smoke from aircraft.

The term also applies to the companies that provide this service, typically for advertising: The skywriters spelled out the brand name above the stadium.

As a verb, skywrite means to produce such aerial messages.

aerial

contrails

Aircraft exhaust condensation

loops · spirals · aerobatics · stunts · soaring · altitude · airshow · precision · vapor · patterns

aviators

pilots

Those who fly aircraft

wingwalker · propeller · stuntman · aerodrome · hangar · flight suit · goggles · throttle · joystick · tailwind

ephemeral

fleeting

Passing very quickly

vanishing · dissipating · fading · evaporating · disappearing · impermanent · short-lived · drifting · scattering · wispy

advertising

billboard

Large outdoor advertising structure

sponsor · marketing · publicity · tagline · brand · launch · pitch · logo · slogan · announcement

message

letters

Alphabetic characters or mail

  • wordsUnits of language
  • textWritten or printed words
  • scriptWritten words for performance

declaration · proclamation · announcement · spelling · banner · greeting · love note · proposal · tribute · memorial

celebration

fireworks

Explosive light displays

  • paradeCeremonial public procession
  • carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
  • galaFestive formal occasion

jubilee · anniversary · commemoration · festival · ceremony · pageant · grand opening · proposal · gender reveal · marriage proposal

Opposites
medium/canvas location

skywritersstreet artists

Outdoor public-space painters

graffiti artists · cave painters · sidewalk artists

altitude of operation

skywritersminers

Ore extractors

gravediggers · well diggers

message permanence

skywritersengravers

Those who carve designs

tattoo artists · chiselers · inscribers · graffiti artists · calligraphers

Family

skywrite, skywrites, skywriter

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G