noun
skyscraper
SKEYE-skrayp-uh
noun
1
A very tall multi-storey building.
"The city's skyline is dominated by gleaming glass skyscrapers."
"A new skyscraper is being built downtown next to the station."
How to Use Skyscraper
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA very tall building, usually in a city centre.
Common pairings
towering skyscraper
glass skyscraper
Word Forms
skyscrapers plural
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Etymology
A compound of "sky" and "scraper", first used for tall steel-framed buildings in American cities like New York and Chicago during the 1880s.