skyline

Meaning

Noun

1. The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
2. The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
3. A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
4. A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of skyline operator.

Verb

1. (transitive) To outline something against the sky.
2. (transitive) To filter by means of the skyline operator.

Synonyms

horizon

apparent horizon

visible horizon

sensible horizon

heavenly shores

remote region

celestial horizon

distant land

Translations

horizon

Horizont

orizzonte

horizonte

ligne d’horizon

horizon

horitzó

أفق

horizonte

ορίζοντας

horizont

gezichtseinder

skyline

Skyline

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/

Etymology

From sky + line.