"skyway" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskaɪ.weɪ/ [UK] Forms: skyways [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪweɪ Etymology: From sky + way. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|way}} sky + way Head templates: {{en-noun}} skyway (plural skyways)
  1. An airplane route. Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-skyway-en-noun-1nz4KMs9 Disambiguation of Roads: 67 26 7
  2. An elevated road.
    Sense id: en-skyway-en-noun-A8i9V20B
  3. Synonym of skybridge: an elevated corridor connecting buildings above ground level. Synonyms: skybridge [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-skyway-en-noun-DKjh2xFH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 16 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 14 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 10 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: jetway

Inflected forms

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