(名詞) 用來種植農作物的高樓大廈 (high-rise; high-rise building)。這個字是由 farm 和 skyscraper 拼綴而成。farmscraper 亦叫做 vertical farm 和 skyfarm。
引句:
Other growth areas include vertical farming, in which lack of space means crops are cultivated in urban high-rises or 'farmscrapers'.
—Fiona MacCrae, 'Aim for the stars and train to be a space architect," Daily mail, January 14, 2010
More radical still is an idea that has environmentally minded architects worldwide in a tizz. "Farmscrapers" may become the solution to a bulging population versus diminishing land. Clever hydro- and aeroponic systems mean very little water will be required to grow crops high up in the sky, saving valuable space and resources.
—Kate Burt, "Tomorrow's world: The gizmos about to change the way we live," The Independent, October 25, 2009
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