slovo | definícia |
skyscraper (encz) | skyscraper,mrakodrap n: |
Skyscraper (gcide) | 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, especially one over 20 stories
high.
(c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang
or Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
skyscraper (wn) | skyscraper
n 1: a very tall building with many stories |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
Skyscraper (gcide) | 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, especially one over 20 stories
high.
(c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang
or Colloq.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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