HyperDic: skyhook

English > 2 senses of the word skyhook:
NOUNartifactskyhookhelicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
artifactskyhooka hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky
English > skyhook: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaninghelicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects.
Broaderhelicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeaterAn aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
English > skyhook: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky.
BroaderhookA curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

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