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sky⋅way

[skahy-wey]
–noun
1. air lane.
2. an elevated highway, esp. one well above ground level and composed of a series of spans.

Origin:
1915–20; sky + way 1

air lane

–noun
a route regularly used by airplanes; airway.
Also called skyway.


Origin:
1910–15
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sky·way   (skī'wā')   
n.  
  1. A route regularly used by airplanes; an air lane.

  2. An elevated highway.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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