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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

on the horizon/over the horizon?

How do they differ? Also what does (light from a lighthouse shining over the horizon) mean?

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Also what does (light from a lighthouse shining over the horizon) mean? It means that the lighthouse is too far away to be visible, but its light is visible. On the horizon: if some object is on the horizon, it is barely visible.

  • Also what does (light from a lighthouse shining over the horizon) mean?
  • It means that the lighthouse is too far away to be visible, but its light is visible.
  • On the horizon: if some object is on the horizon, it is barely visible.
  • Sunrise is when the sun comes up over the horizon.
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Also what does (light from a lighthouse shining over the horizon) mean?

It means that the lighthouse is too far away to be visible, but its light is visible.
On the horizon: if some object is on the horizon, it is barely visible.

Sunrise is when the sun comes up over the horizon.

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light from a lighthouse shining over the horizon?

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Could you please let me know?
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AnonymousCould you please let me know?
You can use either of them, depending on exactly what you are seeing. Both are correct, but describe different phenomena.

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