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SKYHOOK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skyhook" is a kind of...):
hook (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("skyhook" is a kind of...):
chopper; eggbeater; helicopter; whirlybird (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
