SKYHOOK

skyhook

(noun) a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky

skyhook

(noun) helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

skyhook (plural skyhooks)

An hook imagined to be suspended in midair.

An overhead winch.

A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable.

(slang) A CB radio antenna.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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