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)

1. (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.