Skyland
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The sky. poetic
"Look to the woodlands where the doves / Crowd with their murmurs green alcoves; / Look to the skylands where the clouds / Mantle the East with their glory-shrouds."
- 2 A mythical abode of gods or spirits in the sky; a heaven.
"“How, how, sister,” greeted Keyahanhi, recalled from the skylands by her welcome coming."
- 3 A land above the sky, such as a floating city or another planet.
"She then went to Miss Green’s house who, when she heard the sound of the six pipe flute, expected to see her husband return from the skyland. She opened the door. Instead, it was the tiger demon who touched the hem of her skirt causing her to fall down in a dead faint."
- 1 A census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States.
Example
More examples"Look to the woodlands where the doves / Crowd with their murmurs green alcoves; / Look to the skylands where the clouds / Mantle the East with their glory-shrouds."
Etymology
From sky + land.
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