English Explanatory Dictionary

skyscraper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A very tall building with a large number of floors.
  2. A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.
  3. Anything very tall or high.

Pronunciation

/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪp.ə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skyscraper.wav

Word forms

skyscraper skyscrapers

Etymology

Compound of sky + scraper, first applied to tall steel-frame buildings in American cities such as New York City and Chicago in the 1880s.

Antonyms

earthscraper groundscraper

Derived words

Rothscraper -scraper skyscrapered skyscraper heel skyscraperland skyscraperless
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