Definitions for: Skyscraper

[n] a very tall building with many storeys

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

See Also: building, edifice