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skyline

[skahy-lahyn]

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)

to outline (something) against the sky.

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Origin:
1855–60; sky + line¹

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skyline (ˈskaɪˌlaɪn)

—n
1.	the line at which the earth and sky appear to meet; horizon
2.	the outline of buildings, mountains, trees, etc, seen against the sky

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