Real Estate Development Trends

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noun a type of building that is much wider than it is tall, similar to a skyscraper but built horizontally into the ground

  • The groundscraper is a type of building that extends horizontally rather than vertically.
  • Have you seen that new groundscraper they're building downtown?
  • I heard they're calling that groundscraper the 'sideways skyscraper'.
  • Her ambition soared like a groundscraper, reaching out in all directions at once.