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skyline
[ skahy-lahyn ]
noun
- the boundary line between earth and sky; the apparent horizon:
A sail appeared against the skyline.
- the outline of something, as the buildings of a city, against the sky:
the New York skyline.
verb (used with object)
- to outline (something) against the sky.
skyline
/ ˈ첹ɪˌɪ /
noun
- the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet; horizon
- the outline of buildings, mountains, trees, etc, seen against the sky
Example Sentences
Glasgow's skyline is due to be transformed on Sunday with the demolition of three blocks of high-rise flats.
He is nearly 70 years old, walking with a cane and dragging a battered suitcase down an empty street toward a skyline of burned and gutted buildings.
Around 40 firefighters are tackling a fire in central London, with smoke seen spreading across the capital's skyline.
Were it not for the tenacity of two plucky London architects in the early 1990s and their unwavering vision, London's skyline - and the capital's New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations - would be significantly different today.
In the place of windows, you’ll find a fantastical, idealized take on a major city, a skyline vision that looks ripped from an animated film.
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