skyhook \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\noun Etymology:sky (I) + hook, n. 1.: a hook conceived as being suspended from the sky < the nearest thing to hanging a roof from skyhooks and leaving out the walls entirely — Popular Science Monthly > 2.: a self-propelled carriage suspended from two or more cables and used for high-line hauling logs especially in logging 3.: skyhook balloon