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skyhook
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sky·hook or sky-hook  (skhk)
n.
A helicopter whose fuselage is configured so as to be mounted with a steel line and hook used to lift and transport heavy objects.
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Noun1.skyhook - helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
eggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird, chopper - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
2.skyhook - a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky
hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something


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