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skyride

skyride noun: synonym of aerial lift (“a system of transport that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung between supporting towers”).

Noun

skyride (plural skyrides)

  1. Synonym of aerial lift (“a system of transport that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung between supporting towers”).
    • It is the view of this Section that an agreement between the two Governments would not be necessary for construction of the proposed 'skyride' and we know of no reason why such an agreement would be desirable. Although unique, an international 'skyride' would seem to be generally comparable to an...1959 June 1, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, quotee, Digest of International Law, volume 9, number 8419, United States Department of State, published December...
    • Up above, the skyride gondolas sailed along their wires. Julie took off running, dodging around tourists at every turn. She took a shortcut through the Nairobi train station. The path turned to the right. At the elephant display, the path, the train tracks and the skyride cables came within fifteen...2003, J. L. Hansen, LogOut, Hard Shell Word Factory, →ISBN, page 211
    Synonyms:
    aerial lift

Examples of skyride in a sentence

  • Although unique, an international 'skyride' would seem to be generally comparable to an international bridge.1959 June 1, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, quotee, Digest of International Law, volume 9, number...
  • Up above, the skyride gondolas sailed along their wires.2003, J. L. Hansen, LogOut, Hard Shell Word Factory, →ISBN, page 211:

Synonyms of skyride

Forms of skyride

pluralskyrides

Origin of skyride

From sky + ride.

Questions about skyride

What does skyride mean?
Skyride means synonym of aerial lift (“a system of transport that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung between supporting towers”).
How do you use skyride in a sentence?
Although unique, an international 'skyride' would seem to be generally comparable to an international bridge.
What part of speech is skyride?
Skyride is a noun.
What is the plural of skyride?
The plural of skyride is skyrides.

Words near skyride in the dictionary

  1. skypunch
  2. skypunches
  3. skyquake
  4. skyquakes
  5. skyr
  6. skyride
  7. skyrides
  8. skyrin
  9. Skyriot
  10. Skyriots
  11. skyrise

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