Collocations for skyline - noun
ADJ.
dramatic | city | Hong Kong, London, etc. | northern, southern, etc.
VERB + SKYLINE
form | dominate
The skyline is dominated by a nuclear power station.
The skyline is dominated by a nuclear power station.
be silhouetted against/on, stand (out) against/on
A medieval castle stands against the skyline.
A medieval castle stands against the skyline.
break
The skyline is broken by a water tower.
The skyline is broken by a water tower.
PREP.
above/over ~
Clouds of smoke floated over the skyline.
Clouds of smoke floated over the skyline.
against the ~
the moving figures he could see against the skyline
the moving figures he could see against the skyline
along the ~
lights twinkling along the Beirut skyline
lights twinkling along the Beirut skyline
below the ~
The sun slipped below the skyline.
The sun slipped below the skyline.
on the ~
There are several gothic spires on the city skyline.
There are several gothic spires on the city skyline.