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skyway

[ skahy-wey ]
/ ˈskaɪˌweɪ /
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noun
air lane.
an elevated highway, especially one well above ground level and composed of a series of spans.
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Origin of skyway

First recorded in 1915–20; sky + way1

Words nearby skyway

sky train, skytrooper, skywalk, skyward, sky wave, skyway, skywrite, skywriting, SL, SLA, slab
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Words related to skyway

artery, avenue, boulevard, freeway, interstate, parking lot, path, roadway, street, superhighway, thoroughfare, track, turnpike, footbridge, viaduct, walkway, drag, parkway, pike, span

How to use skyway in a sentence

  • In this video, a young, African American man, Chris Lollie, is waiting in a bank skyway to pick up his kids from pre-school.

    Is America a Police State? For Many, Yes|Gene Robinson|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

  • The city of Chicago has done a similar deal, leasing out its Skyway toll bridge for $1.83 billion.

    Sale of the Century to Balance the Books|Niall Ferguson|February 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST

  • 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 Anderson

  • Into a one-way skyway he rocketed, along it over the suburbs and into the transcontinental super-highway.

    The Vortex Blaster|Edward Elmer Smith
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