Earthscraper
/ˈɝθˌskɹeɪp.ɚ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A building that is built underground; a subterranean skyscraper.
"By Vox! We went down all right. Spacious rooms were here piled one upon another connected by wide staircases. This subterranean temple was rather like an inverted skyscraper, an earthscraper, perhaps."
- 2 Synonym of bellyscraper (“a piece of heavy equipment”).
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More examples"By Vox! We went down all right. Spacious rooms were here piled one upon another connected by wide staircases. This subterranean temple was rather like an inverted skyscraper, an earthscraper, perhaps."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From earth + -scraper.
Etymology 2
Compound of earth + scraper.