skyline

noun

sky·​line ˈskī-ˌlīn 

1

: the apparent juncture of earth and sky : horizon

2

: an outline (as of buildings or a mountain range) against the background of the sky

Examples of skyline in a Sentence

the New York City skyline

Recent Examples on the Web

People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. —Lim Hui Jie,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025

The city celebrated a 1986 NCAA basketball title, welcomed Ford's massive Louisville Assembly Plant, watched the Human Building define the skyline and — from us — saw a Courier Journal editor ride a buffalo through the newsroom. —Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Dec. 2025

Within a stone’s throw of national recreation lands, Redding is bisected by the scenic Sacramento River and has a skyline dominated by Mount Shasta. —Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025

Enjoy a miniature model of Cincinnati's skyline and find classic trains and iconic landmarks from the Cincinnati Museum Center to the Roebling Bridge. —Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for skyline

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• byline
• canine

Kids Definition

skyline

noun

sky·​line -ˌlīn 

1

: the line where earth and sky or water and sky seem to meet : horizon

2

: an outline (as of buildings or mountains) against the sky