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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 sky·scrap·er /-ˌskrepɚ/
 摩天樓,超高層大樓,三角形的帆

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 skyscraper
      n : a very tall building with many stories