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helicopter
[ hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li- ]
noun
- any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
verb (used without object)
- to fly in a helicopter.
verb (used with object)
- to convey in a helicopter.
helicopter
/ ˈɛɪˌɒə /
noun
- an aircraft capable of hover, vertical flight, and horizontal flight in any direction. Most get all of their lift and propulsion from the rotation of overhead blades See also autogiro
verb
- to transport (people or things) or (of people or things) to be transported by helicopter
Word History and Origins
Origin of helicopter1
Word History and Origins
Origin of helicopter1
Example Sentences
Hymns played out on giant speakers, occasionally drowned out by the sound of helicopters flying overhead, as drones and seagulls crisscrossed over Michelangelo's dome.
Officers on the other side of the fence can be heard yelling for her to drop her gun, although a helicopter hovering above may have prevented her from hearing them.
Paul's body was located further downriver by the coastguard helicopter at about 11:00.
With the sound of helicopters hovering overhead, the country singer Lee Greenwood took a phone call on Thursday while standing backstage at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The driver, an unidentified woman, was taken into custody after 12:30 p.m. while TV news helicopters broadcast the standoff live overhead.
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