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Meanings of skyscraper in English

Russian
высотное здание
Portuguese
arranha-céu
Catalan
gratacel
Spanish
rascacielos
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Very tall building.

        высотное здание
        Usage of skyscraper in English
        1
        This skyscraper made the Empire State Building look puny for God's sake.
        The Neutronium Alchemist
        2
        In terms of design and sustainability, London is a leading skyscraper city.
        BBC
        3
        But just three years later, the skyscraper is going nowhere but up.
        Wired
        4
        The 945-feet skyscraper is one of several under construction in central London.
        Reuters
        5
        The whole effect was not unlike the skeleton of a miniature skyscraper.
        The Infra-Medians
        6
        Smaller clouds, closer to the skyscraper tops, were moving in contrary directions.
        New york: the novel
        7
        Lumiere, Leeds Ian Simpson is the north of England's leading skyscraper architect.
        The Guardian
        8
        A skyscraper is an entire system that's larger than anyone individual's mind.
        The new yorker
        9
        We think Mr. Siegel, the skyscraper-builder, is licked on this score alone.
        The new yorker
        10
        I get out of my car and begin walking toward the skyscraper.
        Arrival (Stories of Your Life and Others)
        11
        Every tribe in the world seemed to have its own skyscraper here.
        The Diamond Age
        12
        Then she turned on her heel and walked back into the skyscraper.
        All the sad young literary men
        13
        With such gloves you could climb up a skyscraper like a spider!
        The South African
        14
        They sat stone still, watching the sleek black skyscraper across the street.
        Terminal
        15
        A bunch of lights in a skyscraper across the street snapped on.
        Wanted
        16
        A new skyscraper has recently risen in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
        The Irish Times
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        Catalan
        gratacel
        Skyscraper through the time
        Skyscraper across language varieties
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common