name
Meaning 1
An orbiting workshop and observatory built by NASA.
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Standard Lemma guide
skylab
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noun
Meaning 2
An outer space laboratory.
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noun
Meaning 3
A motorcycle taxi with extension seats on the sides, configured by placing a wooden beam across the pillion.
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Usage: Philippines
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noun
Meaning 4
United States space station; in orbit from 1973 to 1979
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Broader terms: space station, space platform, space laboratory
History
Etymology
From sky + lab.
From Cebuano skylab, from English Skylab, from its crude resemblance in shape to the space station.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 空間實驗室 /空间实验室 (kōngjiān shíyànshì) — space lab
- Finnish: avaruuslaboratorio — space lab