OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4314

skyscraper

/ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
rascacielos • torre
A very tall building with a large number of floors.
As the curve of Sandy Hook blotted from sight the last, low glimpse of the skyscrapers which point Manhattan, Blake touched Annette's arm.
The solitary attic—if one could thus designate a space of about three square feet—which comprised Hamar's lodging—had the advantage of being situated in the top storey of a skyscra…
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