"skylab" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: skylabs [plural]
Etymology: From sky + lab. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sky|lab}} sky + lab Head templates: {{en-noun}} skylab (plural skylabs)
  1. An outer space laboratory. Related terms: Skylab Translations (space lab): 空間實驗室 (Chinese Mandarin), 空间实验室 (kōngjiān shíyànshì) (Chinese Mandarin), avaruuslaboratorio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-skylab-en-noun-6~tnvcz7 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: skylabs [plural]
Etymology: From Cebuano skylab, from English Skylab, from its crude resemblance in shape to the space station. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ceb|skylab}} Cebuano skylab, {{der|en|en|Skylab}} English Skylab Head templates: {{en-noun}} skylab (plural skylabs)
  1. (Philippines) A motorcycle taxi with extension seats on the sides, configured by placing a wooden beam across the pillion. Tags: Philippines Categories (topical): Transport
    Sense id: en-skylab-en-noun-4KlMQaYP Disambiguation of Transport: 18 82 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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