Definitions for skyline
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. skylinenoun

   the outline of objects seen against the sky

2. horizon, apparent horizon, visible horizon, sensible horizon, skylinenoun

   the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

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1. skylinenoun

   The line at which the earth and sky meet, horizon.

2. skylinenoun

   The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.

3. skylineverb

   To outline something against the sky.

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1. Skyline

   A skyline is the outline or shape viewed near the horizon. It can be created by a city’s overall structure, or by human intervention in a rural setting, or in nature that is formed where the sky meets buildings or the land. City skylines serve as a pseudo-fingerprint as no two skylines are alike. For this reason, news and sports programs, television shows, and movies often display the skyline of a city to set a location. The term The Sky Line of New York City was first introduced in 1896, when it was the title of a color lithograph by Charles Graham for the color supplement of the New York Journal. Paul D. Spreiregen, FAIA, has called a [city] skyline "a physical representation [of a city's] facts of life ... a potential work of art ... its collective vista."

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1. skyline

   A skyline is an outline or silhouette view of the distinctive shape or line of a city, town or landscape, especially when it is seen against the sky. This term is most commonly used to refer to the horizons created by urban areas, consisting of skyscrapers, tall buildings, towers, and other features of a cityscape.

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1. Skyline

   A skyline is the overall or partial view of a city's buildings and structures against the sky. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines serve as a kind of fingerprint of a city, as no two skylines are alike. For this reason news and sports programs, television shows, and movies often display the skyline of a city to set location. The Sky Line of New York City was a new term in 1896, when it was the title of a color lithograph by Charles Graham for the color supplement of the New-York Journal. Paul D. Spreiregen, FAIA, has called a skyline "a physical representation [of a city's] facts of life ... a potential work of art ... its collective vista."

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1. skyline

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Matched Categories

1. • Line
   • Outline
   • Perspective

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce skyline?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of skyline in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of skyline in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of skyline in a Sentence

1. Medhanie Teklemariam:

   If we are going to exceed above this height, I think we are going to destroy the skyline of Asmara.

2. Ian Shepherd:

   Southeasterly trade winds extending from the subtropical ridge to the south will normally suppress thunderstorm activity over much of the Northern Territory during the late dry season( September) and at times early in the wet season( October and November), leaving Hector as a prominent but isolated feature on the Darwin skyline.

3. Gregg Pasquarelli:

   The bridge will be all glass. You’ll be able to see the skyline of Midtown Manhattan and the Empire State Building to the west and the East River on the other side.

4. Yaron Schwarcz:

   These big companies are much more focused on HR than they are on the service part of what they're doing, bringing Skyline Robotics to the window cleaning industry really helps both sides of this coin : both the maintenance companies that now have systems they can put to work and the client that at the end of the day it gets cleaned windows.

5. Angela Carter:

   The kind of power mothers have is enormous. Take the skyline of Istanbul -- enormous breasts, pathetic little willies, a final revenge on Islam. I was so scared I had to crouch in the bottom of the boat when I saw it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=skyline
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Skyline
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyline
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=skyline
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=skyline