cityscape

noun

city·​scape ˈsi-tē-ˌskāp How to pronounce cityscape (audio)
1
: a city viewed as a scene
2
: an artistic representation of a city
3
: an urban environment
a cityscape cluttered with factories

Examples of cityscape in a Sentence

The cityscape is cluttered with factories. a photographer who does mostly cityscapes
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In fact, the event constantly moved around: up next was Eminem who fought against a giant robot following a dramatic storm, followed by Ice Spice towering over a cityscape like Godzilla. Andrew Webster, The Verge, 30 Nov. 2024 Photographer Marshall Steeves has been spontaneously taking snaps of Portland during daily walks for the last 15 years, resulting in over 90,000 photos sitting in their iPhone — some of cityscapes, architecture and intimate moments between passersby. Meira Gebel, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024 Tesla’s version similarly depicts a man in a duster coat looking out over a desolate, orange cityscape. Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024 There were also a lot of cityscape shots via the Volume. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cityscape 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cityscape was in 1856

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“Cityscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cityscape. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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