Standard Lemma guide

skyway

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈskaɪ.weɪ/
  • rhymes with -aɪweɪ
  • CMU ARPABET: S K AY1 W EY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Ellipsis of Metro Manila Skyway.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An aeroplane route.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An elevated road.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: skywalk, skybridge

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: air lane, flight path, airway

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: path, route, itinerary

Narrower terms: approach path, approach, glide path, glide slope, holding pattern

History

Etymology

From sky + way.