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skyscraper
[ skahy-skrey-per ]
noun
- a relatively tall building of many stories, especially one for office or commercial use.
- 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
/ ˈ첹ɪˌɪə /
noun
- a very tall multistorey building
Word History and Origins
Origin of skyscraper1
Example Sentences
Even as the skyline expanded, Angelenos’ attention fell on two skyscrapers that taggers had almost entirely covered in graffiti.
A planned new residential skyscraper for downtown Los Angeles has cleared a key regulatory hurdle to be built in an unusual location — on top of an existing parking garage.
Situated just across from the tourist landmark Chatuchak market, the 30-storey skyscraper once featured a gleaming tower of blue glass and steel.
As the sun sets over Bangkok, hundreds of rescue workers desperately search for survivors at the collapsed 30-storey skyscraper on a construction site in Thailand's capital.
The tremors, felt across Thailand and as far as China, caused a 30-storey skyscraper to collapse in the Thai capital Bangkok, trapping 43 workers under the rubble.
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