skyline
sky‧line /ˈskaɪlaɪn/ noun [countable]
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English Dictionarysky‧line /ˈskaɪlaɪn/
noun [countable] the shape made by hills or buildings against the sky:
the famous New York skyline [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsskyline noun ADJ. dramatic | city | Hong Kong, London, etc. | northern, southern, etc. VERB + SKYLINE form | dominate The skyline is dominated by a nuclear power station.
be silhouetted against/on, stand (out) against/on A medieval castle stands against the skyline.
break The skyline is broken by a water tower. PREP. above/over ~ Clouds of smoke floated over the skyline.
against the ~ the moving figures he could see against the skyline
along the ~ lights twinkling along the Beirut skyline
below the ~ The sun slipped below the skyline.
on the ~ There are several gothic spires on the city skyline. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲