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skyway

UK/ˈskaɪ.weɪ/

skyway noun: an aeroplane route.

skyway: an aeroplane route
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Noun

skyway (plural skyways)

  1. An aeroplane route.
  2. An elevated road.
  3. Synonym of skybridge: an elevated corridor connecting buildings above ground level.
    • Iʼd taken to swinging past the fourth floor skyway at random intervals.2020, Ben Aaronovitch, False Value, Gollancz, page 23
    Synonyms:
    skywalk, skybridge

Proper noun capitalized: Skyway

the Skyway

  1. (Philippines, abbreviation, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Metro Manila Skyway.
    • Approximately 240,000 vehicles per day use the existing six-lane South Superhighway, of which 30 percent are projected to switch to the Skyway.1999 May, Chiaki Kuranami, Bruce P. Winston, Jeffrey J. Sriver, Masayoshi Iwasaki, Shigeru Iwama, “Asian Toll Road Development Program: Review of Recent Toll Road Experience in Selected Countries and...
    • On January 10, 2002, the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) filed, in behalf of public respondent TRB, Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and Judge Ranada, a "Consolidated Comment"[15] contending that: (1) the TRB has the exclusive...2002 October 14, Supreme Court, “G.R. No. 141949 & 151108”, in LawPhil, archived from the original on 26 May 2025, retrieved 20 Jun 2024

Synonyms of skyway

Forms of skyway

pluralskyways

Origin of skyway

From sky + way.

Words that rhyme with skyway

Questions about skyway

What does skyway mean?
Skyway means an aeroplane route.
What part of speech is skyway?
Skyway can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce skyway?
Skyway is pronounced /ˈskaɪ.weɪ/ (UK).
What is the plural of skyway?
The plural of skyway is skyways.

Words near skyway in the dictionary

  1. skywatchers
  2. skywatches
  3. skywatching
  4. skywave
  5. skywaves
  6. skyway
  7. skyways
  8. skyworthy
  9. skywrite
  10. skywriter
  11. skywriters

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