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supertower

supertower noun: a very tall building.

Noun

supertower (plural supertowers)

  1. (informal) A very tall building.
    • A developer has already bought three other small adjoining buildings on the block and plans to demolish them to erect New York City’s latest opulent supertower: It would soar over 900 feet, some 80 stories, above the street in what the developer calls “Manhattan’s quintessential luxury...2015 August 18, Charles V. Bagli, “Skyscraper That Would Soar Over Sutton Place Runs Into Neighborhood Opposition”, in New York Times

Forms of supertower

pluralsupertowers

Origin of supertower

From super- + tower.

Questions about supertower

What does supertower mean?
Supertower means a very tall building.
What part of speech is supertower?
Supertower is a noun.
What is the plural of supertower?
The plural of supertower is supertowers.

Words near supertower in the dictionary

  1. supertorpedos
  2. supertorus
  3. supertotal
  4. supertotals
  5. supertough
  6. supertower
  7. supertowers
  8. supertoxic
  9. supertrace
  10. supertraces
  11. supertragic

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