skyway

[ skahy-wey ]

noun

1. air lane.
2. an elevated highway, especially one well above ground level and composed of a series of spans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skyway¹

First recorded in 1915–20; sky + way ¹

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The 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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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