"supertall" meaning in English

See supertall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supertall.wav Forms: more supertall [comparative], most supertall [superlative]
Etymology: From super- + tall. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|tall}} super- + tall Head templates: {{en-adj}} supertall (comparative more supertall, superlative most supertall)
  1. Extremely tall.
    Sense id: en-supertall-en-adj-LWxexyrQ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 30 22 20 28
  2. (architecture, of a building) Exceeding 984 feet (300 metres) in height.
    Sense id: en-supertall-en-adj-3a365fG5 Categories (other): Architecture, English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 30 22 20 28 Topics: architecture

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-supertall.wav Forms: supertalls [plural]
Etymology: From super- + tall. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|super|tall}} super- + tall Head templates: {{en-noun}} supertall (plural supertalls)
  1. A very tall building.
    Sense id: en-supertall-en-noun-hdy2NvAv Categories (other): English terms prefixed with super- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 30 22 20 28
  2. (architecture) A building between 300m and 600m tall, approximately 1000ft to 2000ft tall. A tall building taller than a plain tall but shorter than a megatall.
    Sense id: en-supertall-en-noun-H1B9SVtd Categories (other): Architecture, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with super-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 13 13 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with super-: 30 22 20 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 13 6 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 10 6 78 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: skyscraper Related terms: megatall, plain tall, tall Coordinate_terms: highrise, high-rise, high rise, low-rise, low rise, lowrise, midrise, mid-rise, mid rise, skyscraper

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