skyscraper
noun/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/US/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪp.ə(ɹ)/UK
Etymology
Compound of sky + scraper, first applied to tall steel-frame buildings in American cities such as New York City and Chicago in the 1880s.
Definitions
A very tall building with a large number of floors.
- As the curve of Sandy Hook blotted from sight the last, low glimpse of the skyscrapers which point Manhattan, Blake touched Annette's arm.
- The solitary attic—if one could thus designate a space of about three square feet—which comprised Hamar's lodging—had the advantage of being situated in the top storey of a skyscraper—at least a skyscraper for that part of the city.
A small sail atop a mast of a ship
A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
Anything very tall or high.
- It was no surprise to see Hanley bat a skyscraper out to left.
The neighborhood
- antonymearthscraper
- antonymgroundscraper
- neighbormegatall
- neighborplain tall
- neighborsupertall
- neighbortall
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA