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Etymology

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super- +‎ tower

Noun

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supertower (plural supertowers)

  1. (informal) A very tall building.
    • 2015 August 18, Charles V. Bagli, “Skyscraper That Would Soar Over Sutton Place Runs Into Neighborhood Opposition”, in New York Times[1]:
      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 neighborhood.”