skyscraper

sky·scrap·er (sk

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A very tall building.

skyscraper [ˈskaɪˌskreɪpə]

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a very tall multistorey building

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Noun

skyscraper - a very tall building with many stories

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

Translations

skyscraper [ˈskaɪˌskreɪpəʳ] N → rascacielos m inv

skyscraper [ˈskaɪskreɪpə^r] n → gratte-ciel m inv
sky-surfing [ˈskaɪsɜː^rfɪŋ] n → surf m aérien

skyscraper [ˈskaɪˌskreɪpəʳ] n → grattacielo

skyscraper → ناطحة سحاب mrakodrap skyskraber Wolkenkratzer ουρανοξύστης rascacielos pilvenpiirtäjä gratte-ciel neboder grattacielo 摩天楼 초고층 빌딩 wolkenkrabber skyskraper drapacz chmur arranha-céu, arranha-céus небоскреб skyskrapa ตึกระฟ้า gökdelen nhà chọc trời 摩天楼

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buildering Burnham Cass Gilbert Daniel Hudson Burnham disappeared Disappearing Empire State Building erector Forestal Gilbert high-rise Louis Henri Sullivan Louis Henry Sullivan Louis Sullivan Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe Mies Van Der Rohe Petronas Towers Sears Tower sky	But the highest triumph of wire-laying came when New York swept into the Skyscraper Age, and when hundreds of tall buildings, as high as the fall of the waters of Niagara, grew up like a range of magical cliffs upon the precious rock of Manhattan. The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context "I was but recalling with admiration those stupendous skyscrapers, as they call them, of New York," and the fair countess settled herself more comfortably in her steamer chair, and resumed the magazine which "nothing at all" had caused her to let fall upon her lap. The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context All looked up--some at the windows of skyscrapers, some casting about for an airship, Jackson-guided. The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context	skycap skydive skydiver skydiving Skye Skye terrier Skyed skyey skyhook Skyish skyjack skyjacker skyjacking Skylab skylark Skylarking skylight skylight filter skylighted skyline Skyman skyrocket Skyros skysail skyscape skyscraper skysurfing skytrain skywalk skyward skyward(s) skywards skyway skywriting SL Sla¸sk slab Slab line slab-sided slabber Slabberer Slabbery Slabbiness Slabbing Slabbing gang Slabbing machine Slabby slack Slack hand Slack in stays slack off	Skynet Asia Airways Skype Skype Skype Developer Program Skype for Power Gamers Skype In Skype Out Skype pro Skypein Skypeout Skyphone Skyphone SKYRA Skyraider Attack Aircraft, Original Designation Skyrix Object Publishing Environment skyrocket skyrocket skyrocketed skyrocketed skyrocketing skyrocketing skyrockets skyrockets Skyros Skyros SKYS skysail skysails Skyscape skyscapes skyscraper skyscraper ad skyscraper ad skyscraper ad Skyscraper Indicator Skyscraper Indicators Skyscraper Museum Skyscraper Safety Campaign Skyscraper Vacuole Skyscrapers Skyscrapers Skyscrapers Skyscrapers Skysensor 2000 Skyshrine Skyskraper Skyskraper Skyskraper Skyskraper skysurfer skysurfing SkyTel SkyTrain Skytran Skytran Skytyper Skytyper Skytyper Skytyping Skytyping Skytyping

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buildering
Burnham
Cass Gilbert
Daniel Hudson Burnham
disappeared
Disappearing
Empire State Building
erector
Forestal
Gilbert
high-rise
Louis Henri Sullivan
Louis Henry Sullivan
Louis Sullivan
Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe
Mies Van Der Rohe
Petronas Towers
Sears Tower
sky

But the highest triumph of wire-laying came when New York swept into the Skyscraper Age, and when hundreds of tall buildings, as high as the fall of the waters of Niagara, grew up like a range of magical cliffs upon the precious rock of Manhattan.

The History of the Telephone by Casson, Herbert N. View in context

"I was but recalling with admiration those stupendous skyscrapers, as they call them, of New York," and the fair countess settled herself more comfortably in her steamer chair, and resumed the magazine which "nothing at all" had caused her to let fall upon her lap.

The Return of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

All looked up--some at the windows of skyscrapers, some casting about for an airship, Jackson-guided.

The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context

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