skylounge

[ skahy-lounj ]

noun

1. a vehicle designed to be lifted by helicopter between an intown passenger terminal and an airport.

Word History and Origins

Origin of skylounge¹

First recorded in 1965–70; sky + lounge

Example Sentences

Skylounge is next to the Tower of London, so Beefeater is our go-to gin for this drink.

From The Guardian

In addition to a sit-down dinner for 100 in the SkyLounge, featuring king crab legs, 24-ounce rib-eye steaks and a Viennese-style dessert table with miniature cannoli and éclairs, 400 celebrators on the main floor will graze at appetizer stations stocked with French fries in cones, burger taquitos, macaroni-and-cheese rice balls and spiraling stromboli.

From New York Times

If that�s not high enough, a Eurocopter EC130 4B stands ready on the pad abaft the pilothouse and skylounge.

From Time Magazine Archive

Open the shades and the aft doors, and the skylounge functions beautifully as a complement to the spacious open aft deck, whether for small dinners or larger parties.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aft of the pilothouse is the skylounge.

From Time Magazine Archive