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skyhook
noun
(3)
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skyhook
[
skahy
-h
oo
k ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
a fanciful
hook
imagined to be suspended in the air.
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.
a high, arching
hook shot
in basketball.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
skyhook
1
First recorded in 1910–15;
sky
+
hook
1
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