Skylab
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An outer space laboratory.
"Two possibilities come to mind: (1) the use of multi-body spacecraft systems, e.g. space stations or shuttle skylabs employing subsatellites and/or passive balloons. (2) the use of cluster system of several small satellites of different size, geometry and surface material."
- 2 A motorcycle taxi with extension seats on the sides, configured by placing a wooden beam across the pillion. Philippines
"At the very beginning of my time in Lake Sebu the jeepneys coming from the lowland would go until Lëm-Delag. Later on, the barangay officials decided that only skylabs were allowed to carry passengers to Lëm-Delag."
- 1 An orbiting workshop and observatory built by NASA.
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More examples"In 1973, the United States launched Skylab, a space station. It was designed so that astronauts could live and work in orbit for prolonged periods of time."
Etymology
From sky + lab.
From Cebuano skylab, from English Skylab, from its crude resemblance in shape to the space station.
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