"spacescraper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈspeɪsˌskɹeɪp.ɚ/ [General-American], /ˈspeɪsˌskɹeɪp.ə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: spacescrapers [plural]
Etymology: From space + -scraper. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|space|-scraper}} space + -scraper Head templates: {{en-noun}} spacescraper (plural spacescrapers)
  1. (science fiction) A building that is tall enough to reach outer space. Categories (topical): Buildings, Science fiction

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Spacescraper city on the outskirts of New York–five miles square with nine buildings, each exactly one mile from the next, each a mile square, three miles high, 1,000 stories, 1,000 people per floor, a million folk behind its walls, nine million ...",
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