機き影えい

noun

airplane silhouette; sight of an airplane; shadow of an airplane

Refers to the visual appearance of an aircraft in the sky, including its silhouette, shadow, or distant image. Often used in news reports about sightings or tracking.

• レーダーに機き影えいが映うつらなかった。

  No aircraft image appeared on the radar.

• 雲くもの切きれ間まから機き影えいが見みえた。

  I could see the silhouette of an airplane through a break in the clouds.