skyscraper

noun

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

Examples of skyscraper in a Sentence

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The first skyscraper in Kansas City was built in 1909. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2025 Past interiors run the gamut from a Manhattan skyscraper apartment to a posh boutique in Beverly Hills. Dan Howarth, Architectural Digest, 30 Jan. 2025 Here are all the new maps: Bounty (Launch) Bounty is a new 6v6, medium-sized core map where players will face off against each other in a crime lord's luxurious skyscraper, complete with a penthouse, nightclub, a skylight with breakable glass, and more shiny areas. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025 She’s spent her entire life in a subterranean shelter, which descends more than a mile into the earth like an upside-down skyscraper. Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for skyscraper 

Word History

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Feb. 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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