skyland noun3 •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. — 1907 •A land above the sky, such as a floating city or another planet.First he has to find the place, and as the sleeve of night brings darkness to his city of Viron, light to the skylands above, he sets out on his quest. — 2016 •(literary) The sky.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. — 1857 formsskylands