skyway

noun

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

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My favorite destination was the bustling skyways of the city-planet Coruscant, followed by the cloud city of Bespin during golden hour and then the iconic trench run on the disintegrating Death Star in orbit near the Endor moon. Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 May 2026 Then there’s the skyway restaurants and retailers impacted by the closures. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 May 2026 But there are additional structures like Beast's Castle, Prince Eric's Seaside Villa from The Little Mermaid, Carl Fredricksen's house from Up and even a fully functioning aerial skyway. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 The skyway system is about 60% occupied and the downtown council says the vacancies are stable. Erin Hassanzadeh, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026 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 3 Jun. 2026.

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