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skyline

UK
/ˈskaɪlaɪn/
US
/ˈskaɪlaɪn/

Translations

skylinenoun
skylines
pl
UK
/ˈskaɪlaɪn/
US
/ˈskaɪlaɪn/
The city's skyline is breathtaking at sunset.
Горизонт города захватывает дух на закате.
The skyline of the mountains was visible from the valley.
Силуэт гор был виден из долины.
Additional translations
пейзаж
Synonyms
outline
cityscape
profile
silhouette
horizon
skylineverb
skylined
Past Simple
skylined
Past Participle
skylining
Gerund
UK
/ˈskaɪlaɪn/
US
/ˈskaɪlaɪn/
Synonyms
silhouette
outline
contour
profile
sky-line
shape
skylineadjective
Attributive use (e.g. "skyline view").

Definitions

skylinenoun
The outline of buildings, mountains, or other structures against the sky.
The city's skyline is dominated by the towering skyscrapers of the financial district.
A view or representation of the outline of a city or landscape as seen against the sky.
The artist captured the vibrant colors of the sunset reflecting off the skyline in her painting.
The line at which the sky and the earth appear to meet; the horizon.
From the hilltop we could see the sun dip below the distant skyline.
A cable suspended between two points, along which a carriage moves for transporting logs in forestry.
The logging crew installed a skyline to move the timber across the ravine.
skylineverb
To transport (logs) by means of a suspended cable.
They skylined the felled pines down to the riverbank.
To outline or cause to stand out against the sky.
The monument was skylined against the crimson sunset.
skylineadjective
Situated at or offering a view of a city's silhouette against the sky; relating to or characteristic of a city's outline of buildings.
The hotel boasts a skyline restaurant on its top floor.
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