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 Definitions of skyhook  [ˈskaɪˌhʊk]  

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Definition of 'skyhook' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) skyhook
a fanciful hook imagined to be suspended in the air.

2.  skyhook
any of various lifting devices, as one hung from a helicopter, for hoisting heavy loads over a distance.

Etymology:  (1910–15)

Definition of 'skyhook' Princeton's WordNet 

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

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

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