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tilt-rotor Definition

tilt·-rotor (tilt′rōt′ər)

noun

an aircraft with rotors that can be switched from spinning horizontally, usually during takeoffs and landings, to spinning vertically, as during regular flight
sometimes written tiltrotor tilt′·ro′tor
tilt-rotor Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • aircraft: The V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft program continues on track with a $ 1.7 billion request to fund 11 airframes.

Browse dictionary entries near tilt-rotor

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