skyhook
pronunciation
How to pronounce skyhook in British English:
UK ['skaɪhʊk]
How to pronounce skyhook in American English:
US ['skaɪˌhʊk]
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- Noun:
- helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects
- a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky
Word Origin
- skyhook (n.)
- also sky-hook, "imaginary device to hold things up," 1915, originally aviators' jargon, from sky (n.) + hook (n.). Applied from 1935 to actual device for lifting things into the air.
Example
- 1. The open-source portion of android is the carrot ; the ability to withdraw support , the stick . Or so skyhook alleges .
- 2. But this is just another skyhook .
- 3. Control results of negative stiffness semi active control strategy , skyhook semi active control strategy and ideal skyhook control strategy were compared by simulation .
- 4. With location such a pivotal tool , it 's possible google leaned on motorola and another manufacturer to choose its location technology as skyhook has alleged .
- 5. In older versions of apple 's mobile os ( 1.1.3 to 3.1 ) , apple relied on google and skyhook wireless to provide location-based services - so apple left data collection to them .