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Horizon

/həˈraɪzən/
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(noun) The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

The ocean melted into the sky on the horizon.
By and by the moon appeared on the horizon.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The sun began to set slowly behind the distant ____, painting the sky in vibrant colors.

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