skyscape

American  

[skahy-skeyp] / ˈskaɪˌskeɪp /

noun

1. a section or portion of the sky, usually extensive and often including part of the horizon, that may be seen from a single viewpoint.

2. a picture representing this.

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skyscape British  

/ ˈskaɪˌskeɪp /

noun

1. a painting, drawing, photograph, etc, representing or depicting the sky

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Etymology

Origin of skyscape

First recorded in 1810–20; sky + -scape

Example Sentences

The skyscape of this city is peppered with examples of architectural “I’ll go higher still” one-upmanship.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2024

In Gibraltar, an ever-present lenticular cloud known as the “Levanter” is a staple of the city’s skyscape.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023

As Mike Davis describes its structures in “City of Quartz”: It is “a Miesian skyscape raised to dementia.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2019

“The entire skyscape looked like a birthday cake,” Arellano said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2018

The bottle careens and thuds to the carpet, ink pours down over the skyscape, veiling Mrs. Smeath in Parker’s Washable Blue.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood