: a hook conceived as being suspended from the sky

Examples of skyhook in a Sentence

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had the skyhook. New York Times, 14 May 2021 Following a turnover on its first possession, UAB evens the score on a Ty Brewer layup and takes a 4-2 lead with a skyhook from Trey Jemison. Evan Dudley, al, 22 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of skyhook was in 1915

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“Skyhook.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyhook. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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