skyscraper

noun

sky·​scrap·​er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər How to pronounce skyscraper (audio)
: a very tall building

Examples of skyscraper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Completed circa 2010 and designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, The Century has been Century City’s premier residential skyscraper since its completion. Jmcclain, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2024 The formerly traditional corporate culture was characterized by working in physical office spaces within large skyscraper buildings. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 Fearful of heights, the South Korean photographer was beginning a yearslong body of work that pushed her to her limits, placing herself on top of skyscrapers to shoot vertiginous, stomach-dropping perspectives. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024 These are huge, emotionally climactic songs, with soaring melodies and bass that sounds like the shifting of skyscraper scaffolding. Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 29 Feb. 2024 Now This luxury hotel is housed within architect Mies van der Rohe's last skyscraper. Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024 Video surfaced on social media this week showing someone appearing to parachute off the skyscrapers. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024 And shorter buildings — not skyscrapers — account for the most bird deaths. Tracey Tully, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024 It's lined with urban beaches located along Lake Michigan and is known as the birthplace of the modern skyscraper. Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skyscraper was in 1882

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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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skyscraper

noun
sky·​scrap·​er ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər How to pronounce skyscraper (audio)
: a very tall building
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