skyhook

A noun with two distinct meanings: a helicopter equipped with a steel cable reel for lifting heavy objects, or a hypothetical hook suspended from the sky.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo com dois sentidos principais: um helicóptero equipado com um guincho de cabo de aço para içar objetos pesados, ou um gancho hipotético suspenso no céu.

1. Helicopter lifting device C1 formal

   A helicopter equipped with a reel of steel cable used to lift and transport heavy objects.

   • The skyhook lifted the construction materials to the top of the building.
   • Rescue teams used a skyhook to airlift the stranded hikers.
   • The military deployed a skyhook to move heavy equipment across the terrain.

   🇵🇹Gancho aéreo

2. Imaginary hook C2 formal

   A hypothetical hook suspended from the sky, often used in philosophical thought experiments or as a metaphor.

   • The philosopher used the concept of a skyhook to illustrate a point about causality.
   • In the story, the hero was rescued by a magical skyhook.
   • The idea of a skyhook is often used to challenge assumptions about support and stability.

   🇵🇹gancho imaginário