Hypertext Webster Gateway: "skyscraper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Skyscraper \Sky"scrap`er\, n.
(a) (Naut.) (1) A skysail of a triangular form. [Rare] (2) A
name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been
sometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.]
(b) A very tall building.
(c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang
or Colloq.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
skyscraper
n : a very tall building with many storeys
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