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Definition of Skyline
1. Noun. The outline of objects seen against the sky.
2. Noun. The line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.
Group relationships: Linear Perspective, Perspective
Generic synonyms: Line
Definition of Skyline
1. Noun. The line at which the earth and sky meet, horizon. ¹
2. Noun. The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky. ¹
3. Verb. To outline something against the sky. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Skyline
1. the horizon [n -S] - See also: horizon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Skyline
Literary usage of Skyline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Military Training by James Alfred Moss (1914)
"Avoidance of the skyline. Generally when we speak of the '' skyline" in conversation,
we mean the highest part of a hill or ..."
2. Technique of Modern Tactics: A Study of Troop Leading Methods in the by Paul Stanley Bond, Michael Joseph McDonough (1916)
"This keeps the men off the skyline, places them on the front slope where a better
... If, however, the crest is not a skyline, affords a good view of the ..."
3. Technique of Modern Tactics: A Study of Troop Leading Methods in the by Paul Stanley Bond, Michael Joseph McDonough (1916)
"This keeps the men off the skyline, places them on the front slope where a better
... If, however, the crest is not a skyline, affords a good view of the ..."
4. Technique of Modern Tactics: A Study of Troop Leading Methods in the by Paul Stanley Bond, Michael Joseph McDonough (1916)
"This keeps the men off the skyline, places them on the front slope where a better
... If, however, the crest is not a skyline, affords a good view of the ..."
5. Cuba Past and Present by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1920)
"A few years ago Havana presented a low, even skyline of flat-roofed houses broken
only by the old grey church towers with their ancient belfries. ..."
6. Chicago: A Photographic Portrait by Don Brown, Photographer, Don Brown (2005)
"Chicago skyline (above) Chicago's eclectic skyline shimmers under blue skies,
while, in the distance, clouds gather low over Lake Michigan. ..."
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