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noun
- 1. a very tall building of many storeys.
- 2. a triangular skysail. historical
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BASE jumpers parachute from high places: from the tops of buildings or monuments (even when they’re not allowed to), from skyscrapers that are still being built, and from mountains and cliffs. (Definition of skyscraper from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least 100 meters (330 ft) [1] or 150 meters (490 ft) [2] in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise buildings.
BASE jumpers parachute from high places: from the tops of buildings or monuments (even when they’re not allowed to), from skyscrapers that are still being built, and from mountains and cliffs. (Definition of skyscraper from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
noun. sky· scrap· er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər. Synonyms of skyscraper. : a very tall building. Examples of skyscraper in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Oct 23, 2024 · Skyscraper, a very tall multistoried building. The term skyscraper originally applied to buildings of 10 to 20 stories, but by the late 20th century the term was used to describe high-rise buildings of unusual height, generally greater than 40 or 50 stories. Learn more about skyscrapers.
A skyscraper is a very tall building in a city. Now skyscrapers stretch as far as the eye can see in every direction. Synonyms: tower More Synonyms of skyscraper. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
noun. /ˈskaɪskreɪpə (r)/ /ˈskaɪskreɪpər/ a very tall building in a city. the world's tallest skyscraper. Culture skyscrapers Skyscrapers are very tall buildings that contain offices or places to live. The first were built in Chicago in the late 1880s but they have since been copied all over the world.
