Skyline
//ˈskaɪˌlaɪn// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
- 2 food, often Cincinnati chili, purchased from a Skyline Chili restaurant. Cincinnati, uncountable
"The only bizarre behavior I've ever observed is his willingness to eat Skyline any time of the day or night."
- 3 the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet wordnet
- 4 The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
"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."
- 5 the outline of objects seen against the sky wordnet
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- 6 A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- 7 A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- 8 Ellipsis of skyline operator. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Verb
- 1 To outline something against the sky. transitive
- 2 To filter by means of the skyline operator. transitive
Example
More examples"One of the perks of my promotion is a chic, corner office with a great view of the skyline."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From sky + line.
Etymology 2
Clipping of Skyline Chili, itself named after the Cincinnati skyline.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.