Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun skyhook

2 senses of skyhook

Sense 1
skyhook -- (helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects)
       => helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater -- (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)

Sense 2
skyhook -- (a hook that is imagined to be suspended from the sky)
       => hook -- (a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something)