skyscraping

[ skahy-skrey-ping ]

adjective

1. of or like a skyscraper; very high:

   a skyscraping chimney.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skyscraping¹

1830–40; sky + scrape + -ing ²; in recent use probably skyscrap(er) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Briceland Forest Farm is nestled beneath skyscraping redwoods and off a hilly road near the town of Redway, population 1,225.

From Nautilus

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