cloudscraper

English

Etymology

From cloud +‎ -scraper.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklaʊdˌskɹeɪp.ɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklaʊdˌskɹeɪp.ə(ɹ)/
Hyphenation: cloud‧scra‧per

Noun

cloudscraper (plural cloudscrapers)

(chiefly science fiction) A very tall building; a skyscraper.
- 1999, Lisa Mason, Pangaea: Imperium Without End:
  Milord Lucyd's cloudscraper, the Villa de Reve: Traitor. Regim crouched behind the garden wall of the aetherist's cloudscraper and watched him approach.
- 2012, David Drake, The Road of Danger:
  Hogg turned to look at Daniel. "Lad," he said quietly, "I didn't try to wrap you in gauze, you know that. But I wouldn't have let you try to fly from the top of a cloudscraper pine either." "Now, it's not as bad as that, Hogg,"
- 2016, Alexander Lawes, Ring of Stones: Portal to Another World:
  The journey was soon over, as the car broke away from the main route, and turned towards the nearest cloudscraper.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.