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Skyline

//ˈskaɪˌlaɪn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
  2. 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. 3
    the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet wordnet
  4. 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. 5
    the outline of objects seen against the sky wordnet
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  1. 6
    A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
  2. 7
    A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
  3. 8
    Ellipsis of skyline operator. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Verb
  1. 1
    To outline something against the sky. transitive
  2. 2
    To filter by means of the skyline operator. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sky + line.

Etymology 2

From sky + line.

Etymology 3

Clipping of Skyline Chili, itself named after the Cincinnati skyline.

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