Skycrane
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Skycrane is a noun meaning A helicopter that is used for hauling large loads.
Meaning
A helicopter that is used for hauling large loads.
Example Sentences
Only two skycranes came in hauling tractors and we aren’t allowed to get rides on them.
Bad weather, damaged multileg slings, and limited weekend availability for National Guard skycranes caused planning problems.
For the cost of those exploits, Bass could easily rent a couple of skycranes and airlift Hueco Tank’s famous Mushroom Boulder to Louisiana.
As the [Perseverance Rover] descent stage levels out and slows to its final descent speed of about 1.7 miles per hour (2.7 kilometers per hour), it initiates the “skycrane” maneuver.
Word Forms
- skycranes
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