skyscraper

noun
/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/

A very tall building with a large number of floors.

Other meanings

Anything very tall or high.
A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.

A kind of

building

Related words

Rothscraper
skyscrapered
skyscraper heel
skyscraperland
skyscraperless

Example sentences

“Science builds planes and skyscrapers, but faith brings them together.”
Tatoeba · deniko · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “skyscraper” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.