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: a route used by airplanes : air lane
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: an elevated highway
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Three skyway storefronts within the 401 building are available for lease. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026 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 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 Despite tough times for restaurants, one ambitious couple is planting roots in the downtown Minneapolis skyway system. — 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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