skyway

noun

sky·​way ˈskī-ˌwā How to pronounce skyway (audio)
1
: a route used by airplanes : air lane
2
: an elevated highway
3

Examples of skyway in a Sentence

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In downtown, The Alliance Bank Center building has shut off its water and electricity, emptying its skyway of stores. Stephen Young and Tom Fisher, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025 The building that connects St. Paul’s Central Station to the skyway, which was the scene of a double homicide in 2022, was closed soon after. Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2025 The city has over one hundred biking lanes, a convenient skyway system, several major professional sports teams, and a thriving arts scene with over a dozen museums. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2025 But as air taxi companies have taken further steps toward a launch in other cities, such as Chicago, L.A.’s ambitions to open skyways all over the city have chilled. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for skyway

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of skyway was in 1924

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“Skyway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyway. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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