Helicopter Definition

hĕlĭ-kŏptər
helicoptered, helicoptering, helicopters
noun
helicopters
A kind of vertical-lift aircraft, capable of hovering or moving in any direction, having a motor-driven, horizontal rotor.
Webster's New World

A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.

Wiktionary

A winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.

Wiktionary
verb
helicoptered
To go or transport by helicopter.
American Heritage
To travel or convey by helicopter.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Helicopter

Noun

Singular:
helicopter
Plural:
helicopters

Origin of Helicopter

  • Borrowing from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (helix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pteron, “wing”).

    From Wiktionary

  • French hélicoptère Greek helix helik- spiral helix Greek pteron wing –pter

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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