skyscraper

[ skahy-skrey-per ]

noun

1. a relatively tall building of many stories, especially one for office or commercial use.
2. Architecture. a building of exceptional height completely supported by a framework, as of girders, from which the walls are suspended, as opposed to a building supported by load-bearing walls.

skyscraper

/ ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə /

noun

1. a very tall multistorey building

Word History and Origins

Origin of skyscraper¹

First recorded in 1785–95; sky + scraper

Example Sentences

For several years, Esparza accompanied Huizar on trips to Las Vegas with Chinese real estate developer Wei Huang, who had been looking to develop a 77-story skyscraper in Huizar’s district.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials have estimated that it will cost hundreds of millions to upgrade the buildings, making a new, presumably safer skyscraper an appealing alternative to some on the board.

From Los Angeles Times

Southern California Gas Co. said in September that it is planning to move from its longtime headquarters in its namesake tower, where it has been a primary tenant since the building was completed, to another skyscraper a block north at 350 S. Grand Ave.

From Los Angeles Times

Buried in a bland mixed-use skyscraper in the dreary Financial District downtown, an aging, if glamorous, 1929 movie palace with rotten acoustics long served as the San Diego Symphony’s disagreeable home.

From Los Angeles Times

KPC is also building two residential projects in Kolkata including a 74-story skyscraper, the company said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• high-rise