British English : sky The sky is the space around the earth which you can see when you stand outside and look upwards.The sun was shining in the sky.skaɪ NOUN
noun
(sometimes plural) the apparently dome-shaped expanse extending upwards from the horizon that is characteristically blue or grey during the day, red in the evening, and black at night related adjectives celestial empyrean
outer space, as seen from the earth
(often plural) weather, as described by the appearance of the upper air ⇒ sunny skies
the source of divine power; heaven
(informal ) the highest level of attainment ⇒ the sky's the limit
See to the skies
verb
(rowing ) to lift (the blade of an oar) too high before a stroke
(transitive) (informal ) to hit (a ball) high in the air