"skyline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skyline.wav Forms: skylines [plural]
Etymology: From sky + line. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sky|line}} sky + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} skyline (plural skylines)
  1. The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon. Synonyms: horizon
    Sense id: en-skyline-en-noun-ksbBs9Cn
  2. The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky. Translations (silhouette against city or buildings): أُفُق (ʔufuq) [masculine] (Arabic), স্কাইলাইন (skailain) (Bengali), 天際線 /天际线 (tiānjìxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 地平線 /地平线 (dìpíngxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), skyline [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), horizonto (Esperanto), urbosilueto (Esperanto), taivaanranta (Finnish), kaupungin siluetti (Finnish), horizon [masculine] (French), ligne d’horizon [feminine] (French), Horizont [masculine] (German), Silhouette [feminine] (German), Skyline [feminine] (German), קו רקיע (káv-rakía) [masculine] (Hebrew), आकाशरेखा (ākāśrekhā) [feminine] (Hindi), körvonal (Hungarian), skyline [masculine] (Italian), orizzonte urbano [masculine] (Italian), profilo dei tetti [masculine] (Italian), スカイライン (sukairain) (Japanese), 地平線 (chiheisen) (alt: ちへいせん) (Japanese), huapae (Maori), افق (ofoq) (Persian), آسمان کران (âsmân-karân) (Persian), linha do céu [feminine] (Portuguese), skyline [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), горизо́нт (gorizónt) [masculine] (Russian), ли́ния горизонта (línija gorizonta) [feminine] (Russian), fàire [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), panorama urbano [masculine] (Spanish), perfil de la ciudad [masculine] (Spanish), ufuk çizgisi (Turkish), ufuk hattı (Turkish), şehir silueti (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-skyline-en-noun-eXSwKd10 Disambiguation of 'silhouette against city or buildings': 4 64 11 8 14
  3. A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
    Sense id: en-skyline-en-noun-Sor85KW4 Categories (other): Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 9 12 27 23 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 7 11 27 27 4 18
  4. (journalism) A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
    Sense id: en-skyline-en-noun-8rPaDmtJ Categories (other): Mass media, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 3 6 36 25 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 5 8 27 25 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 6 8 29 26 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 7 9 27 24 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 6 8 29 26 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 6 9 24 28 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 9 12 27 23 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 7 11 27 27 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 5 8 24 29 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 4 7 26 29 5 22 Topics: journalism, media
  5. (databases) Short for skyline operator. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: skyline operator
    Sense id: en-skyline-en-noun-U8EBYriv Categories (other): Databases, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 2 9 17 35 3 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 2 7 20 36 3 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 1 6 20 37 2 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 7 6 8 23 31 4 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 7 5 10 23 29 4 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 5 8 27 25 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 7 5 8 23 31 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 6 8 29 26 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 7 9 27 24 7 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 6 8 29 26 4 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 8 6 9 24 28 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 10 5 8 20 31 5 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 4 9 15 33 7 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 9 12 27 23 5 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 6 10 22 30 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 7 10 18 29 6 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 6 9 23 30 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 7 6 10 22 30 4 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 6 7 11 27 27 4 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 5 8 24 29 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 7 6 10 22 30 5 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 4 7 26 29 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 7 6 9 23 31 4 20 Topics: computing, databases, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: skyline operator

Verb

IPA: /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skyline.wav Forms: skylines [present, singular, third-person], skylining [participle, present], skylined [participle, past], skylined [past]
Etymology: From sky + line. Etymology templates: {{af|en|sky|line}} sky + line Head templates: {{en-verb}} skyline (third-person singular simple present skylines, present participle skylining, simple past and past participle skylined)
  1. (transitive) To outline something against the sky. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-skyline-en-verb-k3pp16CA
  2. (databases, transitive) To filter by means of the skyline operator. Tags: transitive
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Inflected forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/27/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-skyline.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-skyline.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/27/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-skyline.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-skyline.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skyline"
}

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