Colloquially the term “skyscraper” is used to refer to a tall city building, but nearly a hundred years before its modern architectural association, it had maritime origins. What did the term refer to as early as the 1790s?
A) The highest lookout point on a Tea Clipper’s main mast
B) The name of a triangular sail at the top of a tallship’s mast
C) The nickname for the first building or structure in a port city to be visible over the horizon
D) The antiquated term for the first flag run up a mast when signaling to another ship
