skywalk

noun

sky·​walk ˈskī-ˌwȯk How to pronounce skywalk (audio)
: a usually enclosed aerial walkway connecting two buildings

Examples of skywalk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Additional snaps show the pair posing in front of a bridge with New York City in the background and laughing together while on a skywalk. Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024 That is the day the skywalks collapsed in the lobby of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024 The Millender Center, 333 E Jefferson Ave., opened in 1985 and is linked by skywalks to the RenCen across Jefferson as well as to the nearby Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2024 The new rooms, dubbed Hillside at Kalahari, connect to the main resort building through a skywalk. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 6 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for skywalk 

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Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skywalk was in 1953

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“Skywalk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skywalk. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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