sky
/skaɪ/ noun A1- The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen. · That year, a meteor fell from the sky.
- With a descriptive word: the part of the sky which can be seen from a specific place or at a specific time; its climate, condition, etc. · I lay back under a warm Texas sky.· We’re not sure how long the cloudy skies will last.
- The set of all lightlike lines (or directions) passing through a given point in space-time.
Plural skies
From the library
“Good-bye!” shouted everyone, and all eyes were turned upward to where the Wizard was riding in the basket, rising every moment farther and farther into the sky.
A glance from her window assured her that the day would be fine, for the eastern sky behind the firs of the Haunted Wood was all silvery and cloudless.
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too.
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