stump

stump
 n.β€” Β«In place of two Silverstein behemoths, each designed by a British lord and soaring 79 stories, the PA would erect a pair of short, squat buildings no taller than four or five floorsβ€”coined “stumps”β€”that could be used for retail shops, according to the proposal.Β» β€”β€œPort Authority wants to dump three of five proposed skyscrapers for WTC site” by Douglas Feiden Daily News May 11, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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