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skyhook::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hook |
skyhook::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | chopper, eggbeater, helicopter, whirlybird |
Examples of skyhook
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Skyhook collects a toll in the form of licensing fees and market intelligence.
From the economist.com
SkyHook will test the market by operating two such craft before any more are built.
From the economist.com
The name skyhook is a reference to an imaginary hook that hangs from the sky.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Skyhook attaches the latitude and longitude coordinates to the photo file.
From the denverpost.com
The planet of Tara K. Harper's Grey Ones series features a number of skyhook stations.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Skyhook vehicles now are cruising Europe and Asia to add to the database.
From the usatoday.com
A Kareem Abdul-Jabbar skyhook morphed into a LeBron James monster jam.
From the post-gazette.com
Skyhook keeps a constantly updated database of millions of geo-coded Wi-Fi hotspots around the country.
From the techcrunch.com
Would Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook have been as devastating if he'd kept his original name, Lew Alcindor?
From the newsobserver.com
- 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
- Skyhook Wireless (formerly known as Quarterscope) is a Boston-based company that has developed a technology for determining geographical location using Wi-Fi as the underlying reference system. ...
- In skateboarding and related sports, skyhooks are devices which serve as semi-open bindings. They are usually made of aluminium, steel or hard plastic and are formed to cover the rider's boot, yet to allow him to easily free his feet from the hook. ...
- A skyhook is a "hook" used to lift an object on a long cable hanging from the sky, without readily-apparent support. ...
- A skyhook is a piece of climbing equipment, a very small hook which gives hold on small 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 extreme free routes. ...
- Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life (1995) is a book by Daniel Dennett which argues that Darwinian processes are the central organizing force that gives rise to complexity. ...
- The Skyhook is a safety feature on parachute systems. It is an advanced type of reserve static line, which functions to automatically deploy a reserve parachute after a malfunctioning main parachute has been cut-away. ...
- Skyhooks are a theoretical class of cable based techniques intended to lift payloads to high altitudes and speeds. The name skyhook is a reference to an imaginary hook that hangs from the sky.
