skyline
About 0.90 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- noun The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- noun A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- noun A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- noun Ellipsis of skyline operator.
- verb To outline something against the sky.
- verb To filter by means of the skyline operator.
Similar words
horizon apparent horizon sensible horizon visible horizon landscape panorama scenery picture profile one-line sky
Often followed by
of and drive is in was to as with
Word family
skylines
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