skyscraper
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skyscraper
- /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/ US
- /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪp.ə(ɹ)/ UK
Where it comes from
Compound of sky + scraper, first applied to tall steel-frame buildings in American cities such as New York City and Chicago in the 1880s.
noun skyscrapers
- A very tall building with a large number of floors. The fact that land is a commodity of unlimited extent in America, together with the now appreciated fact that most high buildings have been economic failures, spell the doom of the skyscraper concept.
- A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail. Skyscraper. A name given to a skysail when it is triangular.
- Anything very tall or high. It was no surprise to see Hanley bat a skyscraper out to left.
Opposite: earthscraper, groundscraper
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: high-rise, building, primitives, tower block, skyscraperland, farmscraper, towerblock, skyfarm, pile, storey, multi-storey, skyspace, office block, floor, apartment building, lift tower
noun
Opposite: earthscraper, groundscraper
Translations
Every language
noun tall building
| Español | rascacielos, torre |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마천루 macheollu, 초고층 건물 chogocheung geonmul |
| 日本語 | 超高層ビル chōkōsō biru, 摩天楼 matenrō |
| 中文 | 摩天大樓 /摩天大楼 mótiān dàlóu, 摩天樓 /摩天楼 mótiānlóu |
| हिन्दी | गगनचुंबी इमारत gagancumbī imārat, गगनचुंबी भवन gagancumbī bhavan |
| Kiswahili | kikunawingu |
| Português | arranha-céus |
| Français | gratte-ciel |
| Deutsch | Wolkenkratzer, Hochhaus |
| Italiano | grattacielo |
| Ελληνικά | ουρανοξύστης ouranoxýstis |
| Română | zgârie-nori, building |
| Русский | небоскрёб neboskrjób |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà chọc trời |
| العربية | نَاطِحَة سَحَاب nāṭiḥat saḥāb |
| עברית | גּוֹרֵד־שְׁחָקִים goréd-sh'khakím |
Talk about this word "skyscraper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/skyscraper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. skyscraper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/skyscraper "skyscraper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/skyscraper.Cite this
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title = {skyscraper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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