skyline
/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
skyline noun: the line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon. Also the ellipsis of skyline operator.
Noun (1)
skyline (plural skylines)
- The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- Synonyms:
- horizon
- The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67
- 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.
Verb
skyline (third-person singular simple present skylines, present participle skylining, simple past and past participle skylined)
- To outline something against the sky.
- To filter by means of the skyline operator.
Noun (2) capitalized: Skyline
Skyline (uncountable)
- food, often Cincinnati chili, purchased from a Skyline Chili restaurant.
- The only bizarre behavior I've ever observed is his willingness to eat Skyline any time of the day or night.2006 April, Cincinnati Magazine, page 16
- Cheese coney dog collar: Just because your furry friend can't eat Skyline doesn't mean they can't enjoy it by wearing it.2019 November 29, Noelle Zielinski, “Weird and wonderful gifts filled with Cincinnati pride, found on Etsy”, in Cincinnati Enquirer
Also used as
skyline is also the ellipsis of skyline operator.
skyline meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
skyline in Hindi
- silhouette against city or buildings
- आकाशरेखा ākāśrekhā
skyline in Tamil
- ஸ்கைலைன்
skyline in Marathi
- आकाशरेखा
skyline in Urdu
- اسکائی لائن, سکائی لائن
More languagesFewer languages
- skyline in Bengali
- স্কাইলাইন skailain
- skyline in Telugu
- స్కైలైన్, ఆకాశరేఖ
- skyline in Malayalam
- സ്കൈലൈൻ, ആകാശരേഖ
- skyline in Kannada
- ಸ್ಕೈಲೈನ್, ಆಕಾಶ ರೇಖೆ, ಆಕಾಶರೇಖೆ
- skyline in Punjabi
- ਅਸਮਾਨ ਰੇਖਾ, ਸਕਾਈਲਾਈਨ, ਆਕਾਸ਼ ਰੇਖਾ
- skyline in Gujarati
- આકાશરેખા, સ્કાયલાઇન, સ્કાયલાઈન
- skyline in Odia
- ଆକାଶରେଖା
- skyline in Nepali
- आकाशरेखा, स्काईलाइन
- skyline in Arabic
- أُفُق ʔufuq
- skyline in Persian
- افق ofoq, آسمان کران âsmân-karân
Examples of skyline in a sentence
- The newly-built skyscraper dwarfs all older buildings in the downtown skyline.
- The city skyline looked beautiful under the gleaming lights.
- I glanced now into the distance, towards the mini skyline of crypts and monuments alongside Frogmore.
Synonyms of skyline
Forms of skyline
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | skylines |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | skylines |
| present participle | skylining |
| past participle | skylined |
| past | skylined |
Origin of skyline
From sky + line.
Clipping of Skyline Chili, itself named after the Cincinnati skyline.
Words formed from skyline
Phrases with skyline
Words that rhyme with skyline
Questions about skyline
- What does skyline mean?
- Skyline means the line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- What is skyline in Hindi?
- Skyline in Hindi is आकाशरेखा (ākāśrekhā). See Skyline meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is skyline?
- Skyline can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce skyline?
- Skyline is pronounced /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/.
- What is the plural of skyline?
- The plural of skyline is skylines.
Words near skyline in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: skyline (page history and authors); Skyline (page history and authors); skyline (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); skyline (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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