skyline

A noun referring to the outline of buildings, trees, or other objects seen against the sky, or the line where the sky and Earth appear to meet.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Silhouette von Gebäuden, Bäumen oder anderen Objekten vor dem Himmel oder die Linie bezeichnet, an der Himmel und Erde aufeinandertreffen.

1. City silhouette B1 formal

   The outline of buildings, trees, or other objects seen against the sky, especially in a city.

   • The New York skyline is famous for its skyscrapers.
   • We admired the skyline from the top of the hill.
   • The city skyline looked beautiful at sunset.

   🇩🇪Skyline

   Synonyme: horizonoutlinepanoramaprofilesilhouettevista

2. Horizon B1 formal

   The line where the sky and the Earth appear to meet.

   • The sun dipped below the skyline.
   • The skyline was clear and sharp on that cold morning.
   • Ships appeared on the distant skyline.

   🇩🇪Horizont

   Synonyme: apparent horizonhorizonvisible horizon

• skylines plural form
• skylines' possessive plural form
• skyline's possessive singular form