Wondering how to use Skyhook in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as helicopter or chopper.
Skyhook meaning
- A hook imagined to be suspended in midair.
- An overhead winch.
- A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable.
Synonyms of Skyhook
Using Skyhook
- The main meaning on this page is: A hook imagined to be suspended in midair. | An overhead winch. | A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable.
- Useful related words include: helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater.
- In the example corpus, skyhook often appears in combinations such as: trademark skyhook, the skyhook, skyhook and.
Context around Skyhook
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skyhook
- In this selection, "skyhook" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, trademark, winning, fulton, became, shot and pick stand out and add context to how "skyhook" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fulton skyhook system installed and explored the skyhook a new. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skyhook" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skyhook
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Grading the Week: Move over Skyhook. (6 words)
It operates through Skyhook and Charter segments. (7 words)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's winning skyhook in Magic Johnson's debut was a harbinger of glory. (16 words)
After winning his first NBA championship in 1971, he adopted the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at age 24. Using his trademark " skyhook " shot, he established himself as one of the league's top scorers. (35 words)
On his "retirement tour" he received standing ovations at games, home and away and gifts ranging from a yacht that said "Captain Skyhook" to framed jerseys from his basketball career to an Afghan rug. (34 words)
Start with the skyhook, and maybe the observation from Lakers broadcaster John Ireland a few nights ago that LeBron was tossing up hook shots in pre-game warmups represented a sign of respect. (33 words)
Example sentences (11)
Grading the Week: Move over Skyhook.
Jabbar’s trademark skyhook became one of the most unstoppable moves in NBA history, but Wembanyama doesn’t operate much in the post.
Start with the skyhook, and maybe the observation from Lakers broadcaster John Ireland a few nights ago that LeBron was tossing up hook shots in pre-game warmups represented a sign of respect.
It operates through Skyhook and Charter segments.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's winning skyhook in Magic Johnson's debut was a harbinger of glory.
After winning his first NBA championship in 1971, he adopted the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at age 24. Using his trademark " skyhook " shot, he established himself as one of the league's top scorers.
An RAF Harrier GR.3 in Belize, 1990 Following the Falklands war, British Aerospace explored the Skyhook, a new technique to operate Harriers from smaller ships.
N809Z was used to perform a Skyhook pick up in the James Bond movie Thunderball in 1965.
On 1 June, Seigrist and Price returned and picked up Smith and LeSchack using a Fulton Skyhook system installed on the B-17.
On his "retirement tour" he received standing ovations at games, home and away and gifts ranging from a yacht that said "Captain Skyhook" to framed jerseys from his basketball career to an Afghan rug.
Skyhook would have allowed the launching and landing of Harriers from smaller ships by holding the aircraft in midair by a crane; secondary cranes were to hold weapons for rapid re-arming.
Common combinations with skyhook
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: