very tall urban building, 1888, in a Chicago context, from sky (n.) + agent noun of scrape (v.). Used earlier for "ornament atop a building" (1883), "very tall man" (1857), "h [..]

very tall building.

A common banner ad format. Skyscraper ads are most commonly 120x600 pixels, although a relatively new variation on the theme, the wide skyscraper, is gaining ground. These are 160x600. Ad networks offering skyscrapers include Burst Media, which sells 160 and 120 pixel skyscrapers, and Tribal Fusion and Fastclick, which offer the standard 120 pixel [..]

a very tall building with many stories A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition or height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscrap [..]

a very tall building

While not as common as the banner ad, the skyscraper is another prevalent form of Web advertising. Skyscraper ads, which are tall and narrow, get their name from the tall buildings you often see in bi [..]

A vertical banner advert, usually at one side of a web page and 60 x 468 pixels in size.

A vertical banner advert, usually at one side of a web page and 60 x 468 pixels in size.

A long, vertical, online advert usually found running down the side of a page in a fixed placement.

(n) a very tall building with many stories

A tall, thin online ad unit defined by the IAB as one of two sizes: 120x600 and 160x600.

 Skyscraper ads, which are tall and narrow. They are typically placed to the left or right of the main content on the page, which allows all or part of the ad to be visible even as the user scrolls down the window. The IAB guidelines recommend two sizes of skyscrapers: 120 X 600 and 160 x 600.  

On a square-rigged ship, a small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather. A square version is called a Moonraker.

This word is most commonly used to describe a tall building.  The word originates from the term for a small, triangular shaped sail that was set above the other sails on the old square-rigged vessels. [..]

A small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather.

On a square:rigged ship, small, triangular shaped sail that was set above the other sails on the old square-rigged vessels. They were so tall they seemed to scrape the sky. A square version is called [..]

A small, triangular sail, above the skysail. Used in light winds on a few ships.

A small, triangular sail, above the skysail. Used in light winds on a few ships.

On a square-rigged ship, a small triangular sail set above the skysail in fair weather. A square version is called a Moonraker