skyhook

sky·hook

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [skahy-hoo k]
- /ˈskaɪˌhʊk/
- /skˈaɪhʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [skahy-hoo k]
- /ˈskaɪˌhʊk/

Definitions of skyhook word

noun skyhook a fanciful hook imagined to be suspended in the air. 1
noun skyhook any of various lifting devices, as one hung from a helicopter, designed to lift heavy loads to distances beyond the reach of a jib crane. 1
noun skyhook a high, arching hook shot in basketball. 1
noun skyhook a hook used to lift objects into the air from an aircraft or aerial cableway 0
noun skyhook a hook that provides a hold on small protrusions or slippery surfaces 0
noun skyhook a hook for extracting a reserve parachute 0

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Origin of skyhook

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15; sky + hook1

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Parts of speech for Skyhook

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Skyhook

skyhook popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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