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skyhook

sky·hook

UK/ˈskaɪˌhʊk/ uncommon slang

noun

1.

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

2.

a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky

Origin

From sky + hook.

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