- skyhook
- noun Date: 1915 a hook conceived as being suspended from the sky
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
skyhook
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Skyhook (climbing) — In technical climbing, a skyhook is a very small hook which gives hold on smallest protrusions, or watery and slippery grips.They are most often used for placements, often extremely marginal, in aid climbing, although they also feature in some… … Wikipedia
skyhook balloon — noun : a large semitransparent helium filled high altitude plastic balloon used to carry instruments aloft for the study of cosmic rays * * * skyhook balloon, a large, open necked plastic balloon used to carry scientific instruments for making… … Useful english dictionary
