skyhook

Meaning

Noun

• A hook imagined to be suspended in midair.
• An overhead winch.
• A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable.
• A CB radio antenna.
• A form of the overhead smash in which the eastern grip used to hit the ball further behind the body than usually possible.
• A small hook for gripping small and slippery protrusions.
• A device covering the rider's boot and sometimes screwed to the board, to facilitate jumping and enhance stability.

Origin

• sky + hook