skyline
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- noun
- /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
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silueta urbana
- Skyscrapers dominate the skyline and house many company offices from around the world.
- city skyline
- photograph the skyline
- dominate the skyline
And then he went over this hill and then the whole skyline lit up.
- And then he went over this hill and then the whole skyline lit up.
- I don't like that that kind of building just is there blocking the skyline.
- Wow, it's just as romantic as I always picture just us by ourself up here enjoying the Singapore skyline.
- They should just fill those up and leave it, Leave it how it looks, you know, But everybody wants to go big and kind of destroying the skyline.
- Facing this like the Manhattan skyline and it's not plugged in.
- Across the Bay, the jagged Boston skyline.
- Very beautiful, big, strong architecture, the whole skyline.
Examples
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To the south, one spots the city skyline and the Mexican border beyond.
Academic text (2006) -
This is the skyline of my hometown, New Orleans.
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I see the skyline where dreams come alive.
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Behind the executive, we see only the skyline of New York City.
Fiction book (1994) -
I could learn to love that skyline.
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From the bay, you will thrill to the magnificent San Francisco skyline.
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As we make this turn, those of you on the left side of the airplane have a beautiful view of lower Manhattan and the New York City skyline.
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New York's iconic skyline and vibrant culture inspire me every day.
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How I loved this dramatic skyline as seen from the Staten Island Ferry and Ellis Island.
Academic text (2001) -
As the sun set, the colorful skyline of the city became a breathtaking sight.
Synonyms
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A line far away where the sky looks like it meets the earth or sea
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The shape of the top of a building seen from the side
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The shape of a city's buildings seen against the sky
The line where the earth and sky seem to meet
The line where the sky and land or sea seem to meet
A line where the sky and sea or land seem to meet when you look out
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Etymology
Skyline joins sky ('the open air above us') and line ('a long edge or border'), so it names the outline or shape where the sky meets land or buildings. Imagine the tops of houses and trees making a picture against the sky to remember it.