supertall meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

supertall

adj

Etymology From super- + tall.

Extremely tall.

Architecture Of a building Exceeding 984 feet (300 metres) in height.

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.2025 October 19, “A Tower on Billionaires’ Row Is Full of Cracks. Who’s to Blame?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

supertall

noun

Etymology From super- + tall.

A very tall building.

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.2008 June 15, Amy Cortese, “Scraping the Sky, and Then Some”, in New York Times:

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.

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.2025 December 3, Oliver Wainwright, “An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Related terms: megatall, plain tall, tall
Hypernyms: skyscraper
Coordinate terms: highrise, high-rise, high rise, low-rise, low rise, lowrise, midrise, mid-rise, mid rise, skyscraper