Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A route regularly used by airplanes; an air lane.
- noun An elevated highway.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
airplane route . - noun An
elevated road .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
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Examples
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The monkeys were in some enclosure called the skyway or gymnasium or another similar stupidity.
Monkey House Rachel Yoder 2009
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Few structures have that designation, according to Caltrans' Douglas Coe, resident engineer for the "skyway" portion of the project.
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However, under pressure from economic development officials, Cummings modified his request for the state to fund a "skyway" walkway that would carry pedestrians over the new Cold Storage facility, a notion which Suarez questions the practicality -- much less the multi-million dollar cost.
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If, you know, you think that Mr. Emanuel will continue in his policy of selling off the city assets like the Taste or the skyway or the parking meters, and I just want to hear Mr. Page's comment about that.
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If, you know, you think that Mr. Emanuel will continue in his policy of selling off the city assets like the Taste or the skyway or the parking meters, and I just want to hear Mr. Page's comment about that.
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During a recent work trip to Minneapolis, Mr. Ribeiro dined at a famous restaurant and toured the city's skyway system of interconnected pedestrian footbridges.
Time Off Is No Option: It's Required Sarah E. Needleman 2011
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During a recent work trip to Minneapolis, Mr. Ribeiro dined at a famous restaurant and toured the city's skyway system of interconnected pedestrian footbridges.
Time Off Is No Option: It's Required Sarah E. Needleman 2011
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The airline staff hustled him down the skyway and into first class before hoi polloi could get on board.
Hey, isn't that ...? 2011
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Both my apartment and workplace had direct skyway access.
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The airline staff hustled him down the skyway and into first class before hoi polloi could get on board.
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