skyscraper

[ skahy-skrey-per ]
/ ˈskaɪˌskreɪ pər /
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noun

a relatively tall building of many stories, especially one for office or commercial use.
Architecture. a building of exceptional height completely supported by a framework, as of girders, from which the walls are suspended, as opposed to a building supported by load-bearing walls.

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Origin of skyscraper

First recorded in 1785–95; sky + scraper

Words nearby skyscraper

sky pilot, skyrocket, Skyros, skysail, skyscape, skyscraper, skyscraping, sky show, skysurf, skysurfing, sky train
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Words related to skyscraper

high-rise, tower, superstructure

British Dictionary definitions for skyscraper

skyscraper
/ (ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə) /

noun

a very tall multistorey building
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