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skylounge

American  
[skahy-lounj] / ˈskaɪˌlaʊndʒ /

noun

  1. a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.


Etymology

Origin of skylounge

First recorded in 1965–70; sky + lounge

Example Sentences

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Skylounge is next to the Tower of London, so Beefeater is our go-to gin for this drink.

From The Guardian

In addition to a sit-down dinner for 100 in the SkyLounge, featuring king crab legs, 24-ounce rib-eye steaks and a Viennese-style dessert table with miniature cannoli and éclairs, 400 celebrators on the main floor will graze at appetizer stations stocked with French fries in cones, burger taquitos, macaroni-and-cheese rice balls and spiraling stromboli.

From New York Times

If that�s not high enough, a Eurocopter EC130 4B stands ready on the pad abaft the pilothouse and skylounge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aft of the pilothouse is the skylounge.

From Time Magazine Archive

The TV remains out of sight in a side cabinet unless in use, and the bar is behind a room divider at the forward end of the skylounge.

From Time Magazine Archive