ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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.

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