skyway

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UK/ˈskaɪ.weɪ/

noun

An aeroplane route.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

skyway1

nounskyway (plural skyways)

plural skyways

  1. 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

Skyway2

proper nounthe Skyway
  1. PhilippinesabbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Metro Manila Skyway.

    One person was killed while two others were hurt after an armored van fell from the Skyway in Makati City during rush hour yesterday.

    2007 January 25, Rhodina Villanueva, “Armored van falls from Skyway”, in Philstar, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2025, retrieved 20 Jun 2024
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    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 29, 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 Preliminary Tool Kit for Toll Road Development”, in The World Bank, archived from the original on 27 May 2024, page 114

    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 jurisdiction over all matters relating to toll rates; (2) Resolution No. 2001-89 covers both the Skyway and the at-grade level of the South Luzon Expressway as provided under the STOA; (3) that while Resolution No. 2001-89 does not mention any factual basis to justify its issuance, however, it does not mean that TRB's finding of facts is not supported by evidence; and (4) petitioner Padua cannot assail the validity of the STOA because he is not a party thereto.

    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 & antonyms

nounSynonym of skybridge: an elevated corridor connecting buildings above ground level.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

skyway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skyway

MLA

“skyway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skyway. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skyway,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skyway.

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