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skyline

/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ noun B2
  1. The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
  2. The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
  3. A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
  4. A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.

Plural skylines

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They meticulously analyzed panoramic sketches of the London skyline and scrutinized surviving building contracts from similar playhouses of that period.
Resurrecting the Wooden O, p. 1 · C1

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