Supertall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Supertall is an adjective meaning Extremely tall.
Meaning
Extremely tall.
More Meanings
- (architecture, of a building) Exceeding 984 feet (300 metres) in height.
- A very tall building.
- (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.
Example Sentences
As the show suggests, the center of gravity today has shifted from North America and Europe to Asia and the Middle East, where supertalls are rising at a frenetic pace.
What few might have predicted is the cumulative effect that unleashing this scale of development might have. The JP Morgan tower is not a one-off, but merely the first of a whole new breed of steroidal supertalls.
Like other supertall towers, 432 Park relies on the counterweight system to address the forces of wind and reduce the feeling of swaying for residents. But unlike many other supertall towers that are tiered or taper toward the top, 432 Park is rectangular, making it less aerodynamic.
Word Forms
- supertalls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sky-high, supergigantic, supersize, skyscraping, towering, superspecial.
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