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46N

Sky Park Airport, Red Hook, New York USA

Regional » Airport Codes

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THFR

Towing Hook Front and Rear

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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SHS

Sandy Hook Speedway

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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RTH

Rear Tow Hook

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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FTH

Front Tow Hook

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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EHU

Electric Hook Up

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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CHS

Cable Hook Stopper

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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CHH

Coat Hanger Hook

Miscellaneous » Automotive

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HLS

Hook, Line, and Sinker

Internet » Chat

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JMH

Jess May Hook You Up

Internet » Chat

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HOP

Hook up Or Pass

Internet » Chat

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HABU

Hook A Brother Up

Internet » Chat

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RHSC

Red Hook Soccer Club

Community » Clubs

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HIHO

Hook In And Hang Out

Community

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HUH

Height Under Hook

Miscellaneous » Construction

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EHU

Electrical Hook Up

Academic & Science » Electronics

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TTHB

Tandem Two-Hook Beam

Academic & Science » Engineering

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APOH

Another Phone Off Hook

Miscellaneous » Funnies

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WTHU

What's The Hook-Up?

Internet

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OCA

Off-Hook Call Announce

Computing » IT

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OHD

Off Hook Delay

Computing » IT

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ROH

Receiver Off Hook

Computing » IT

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RPMS

Real Player Message Hook

Computing » IT

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OTH

Off The Hook

Governmental » Law & Legal

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LGH

Launched Grapnel Hook

Governmental » Military

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What does off-hook mean?

off-hook
In telephony, on-hook and off-hook are two states of a communication circuit. On subscriber telephones the states are produced by placing the handset onto or off the hookswitch. Placing the circuit into the off-hook state is also called seizing the line. Off-hook originally referred to the condition that prevailed when telephones had a separate earpiece (receiver), which hung from its switchhook until the user initiated a telephone call by removing it. When off hook the weight of the receiver no longer depresses the spring-loaded switchhook, thereby connecting the instrument to the telephone line.

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