Category:Skyscraper

Sky"scrap`er, n. (a) (naut.) (1) a skysail of a triangular form. [rare] (2)

Defn: 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.]