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skywalk

skywalk

2 5.2
A covered walkway that connects buildings above a street
  • noun
  • /ˈskaɪˌwɔk/
translation icon : pasarela elevada
  • The annexe skywalk.
  • hotel skywalk

And then it ended with, so why does the skywalk move when visitors walk on it?

Examples

  • Kiosks will be found off the Skywalk on the property's second level.

  • And then it ended with, so why does the skywalk move when visitors walk on it?

    Kara and Nate

  • This morning, there was a man shouting at no one in particular near the skywalk on the second floor.

    Blog text (5)

  • Everything we need is by the annexe skywalk... ..just sitting there, waiting to go on line.

    Die Hard 2 (1990)

  • We're in the annexe skywalk.

    Die Hard 2 (1990)

  • There's your skywalk.

    Die Hard 2 (1990)

  • He walked across the skywalk to reach the shopping center without going down to street level.

  • The new skywalk connects the two office buildings, allowing employees to move between them easily and safely.

  • During our visit to the city, we used the skywalk to get from our hotel to the convention center without worrying about traffic.

Synonyms

skyway
vsskywalk
  • US
1 4.4

A raised walkway between buildings above the street

is typically enclosed rather than merely covered or open
bridgeway
vsskywalk
6.3

A covered or open passage that connects two buildings

is elevated above ground rather than being at ground level or indoors

Surface Forms

skywalk singular
skywalks plural

Morphology

skywalk = sky + walk (transparent) = sky + walk

The meaning is a straightforward compound 'sky' + 'walk' denoting a pedestrian walkway elevated into the sky.

Etymology

Skywalk is a simple compound of sky 'the space above us' and walk 'to move by foot', so it literally means a foot path in the sky. That's why a skywalk is an elevated walkway that connects buildings above street level.