skyline
[ skahy-lahyn ]
/ ˈskaɪˌlaɪn /
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noun Also sky line .
the boundary line between earth and sky; the apparent horizon: A sail appeared against the skyline.
the outline of something, as the buildings of a city, against the sky: the New York skyline.
verb (used with object), sky·lined, sky·lin·ing.
to outline (something) against the sky.
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skyline
/ (ˈskaɪˌlaɪn) /
noun
the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet; horizon
the outline of buildings, mountains, trees, etc, seen against the sky
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