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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.
- As the curve of Sandy Hook blotted from sight the last, low glimpse of the skyscrapers which point Manhattan, Blake touched Annette's arm.
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A small sail atop a mast of a ship; a triangular skysail.archaic
- Skyscraper. A name given to a skysail when it is triangular.
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Anything very tall or high.figuratively
- It was no surprise to see Hanley bat a skyscraper out to left.
ant. earthscraper · groundscraper