skyway
[ skahy-wey ]
/ ˈskaɪˌweɪ /
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noun
an elevated highway, especially one well above ground level and composed of a series of spans.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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Example sentences from the Web for skyway
In this video, a young, African American man, Chris Lollie, is waiting in a bank skyway to pick up his kids from pre-school.
The city of Chicago has done a similar deal, leasing out its Skyway toll bridge for $1.83 billion.
It was dark outside his windows, but a glow above the walls across the skyway told of the city pulsing and murmuring beyond.
Security|Poul William AndersonInto a one-way skyway he rocketed, along it over the suburbs and into the transcontinental super-highway.
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