skyscraper

noun

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

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Less than two weeks later, when a ring beam to support the base of a cross was added to its biggest tower, dedicated to Jesus, the church surpassed the city’s two highest skyscrapers, both of which stand at five hundred and five feet tall. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Over the past decade, skyscrapers continued to rise in the Brickell area, on the south side of the Miami River and the downtown core, with some comparing it to Manhattan south. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 This isn’t just any other skyscraper. Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025 Bamboo, however, remained the go-to material in Hong Kong, and has been used to build some of the city’s tallest skyscrapers, like Norman Foster’s HSBC headquarters and parts of the 88-floor International Finance Centre. Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for skyscraper

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 17 Sep. 2025.

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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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