skyline
The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the groundThe line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
» Algiers needs a more impressive skyline.
Meaning
4 sensesThe line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
Horizont, Silhouette, Skyline
горизо́нтgorizónt, ли́ния горизонтаlínija gorizonta
the outline of objects seen against the sky
A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
Examples
15 sentencesAlgiers needs a more impressive skyline.
This city has a stunning skyline.
The city skyline was beautiful at night.
Lukas saw smoke rising from the downtown skyline.
You can see the whole city skyline from here.
deVon hier kann man die ganze Stadtsilhouette sehen.
Translations
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Origin
From sky + line.From sky + line.
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Forms
plural: skylinesSynonyms
4 synonyms- the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet:horizonapparent horizonvisible horizonsensible horizon