skywalk

[ skahy-wawk ]

noun

1. skybridge ( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of skywalk¹

First recorded in 1950–55; sky + walk

Example Sentences

Images promoting the game and its events can be found seemingly everywhere from city skywalks to crowd barricades.

From Seattle Times

“He wondered,” he continued, “did engineers not even know how to build so simple a structure as an elevated skywalk?”

From New York Times

They make up one of the world’s largest pedestrian skywalk networks.

From Washington Post

The stairs, which lead to a skywalk that bridges one side of the house to the other, were built from oak trees found on the property.

From Washington Post

People wearing protective face masks enjoy a stroll along a skywalk bridge as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread, in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 7, 2022.

From Reuters