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skyhook

[ skahy-hook ]

noun

  1. a fanciful hook imagined to be suspended in the air.
  2. any of various lifting devices, as one hung from a helicopter, designed to lift heavy loads to distances beyond the reach of a jib crane.
  3. a high, arching hook shot in basketball.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of skyhook1

First recorded in 1910–15; sky + hook 1

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