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Skyhook

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Noun

1. skyhook

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

2. skyhook

a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Skyhook

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noun
1. aeronautics
a hook used to lift objects into the air from an aircraft or aerial cableway
2. mountaineering
a hook that provides a hold on small protrusions or slippery surfaces
3. parachuting
a hook for extracting a reserve parachute
4. 
a hook used as a releasable fastener for a skateboard

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Skyhook

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n.
1. Any of various aircraft or schemes for lifting and transporting heavy objects from a position in the air or in space, usually by means of a long cable.
2. Informal Something that is depended on despite seeming impossible or rationally inexplicable: "We should not look for skyhooks, but only for toeholds" (Richard Rorty).
3. Basketball A hook shot that is released so high it is nearly impossible to block.

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