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See also: Skyline
English
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Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]skyline (plural skylines)
- The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- Synonym: horizon
- The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
- 2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 67:
- Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century.
- A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- (journalism) A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- (databases) Short for skyline operator.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]horizon — see horizon
silhouette against city or buildings
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Verb
[edit]skyline (third-person singular simple present skylines, present participle skylining, simple past and past participle skylined)
- (transitive) To outline something against the sky.
- (databases, transitive) To filter by means of the skyline operator.
Further reading
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[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English skyline.
Noun
[edit]skyline m (invariable)
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English skyline.
Noun
[edit]skyline m or f (plural skylines)
- skyline (silhouette of a city’s buildings)
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English skyline.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]skyline m (plural skylines)
Usage notes
[edit]According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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