skyscraper

Noun
  1. A very tall building with many stories (synset 104240233)
    is a type of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
    specific instances:
    • empire state building - a skyscraper built in New York City in 1931; 1250 feet tall
    • petronas towers - twin skyscrapers built in Kuala Lumpur in 1997; 1482 feet high
    • sears tower - a skyscraper built in Chicago in 1974; 1454 feet tall
    • twin towers, world trade center, wtc - twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001

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