a kind of vertical-lift aircraft, capable of hovering or moving in any direction, having a motor-driven, horizontal rotor
Origin of helicopter
French hélicoptère: see helico- and ptero- to travel or convey by helicopter
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helicopter
noun
An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.
intr. & tr.v.
hel·i·cop·tered, hel·i·cop·ter·ing, hel·i·cop·tersTo go or transport by helicopter.
Origin of helicopter
French hélicoptère Greek helix helik- spiral ; see helix . Greek pteron wing ; see -pter .
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Noun
(plural helicopters)
- An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
- We flew over the city in a helicopter.
- a powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
- a winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple
Verb
(third-person singular simple present helicopters, present participle helicoptering, simple past and past participle helicoptered)
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Sentence Examples
- We've got a helicopter on the way.
- The helicopter lifted away before Brady had two feet in its belly, and the soldier holding her strapped her securely into a seat in the rear while the two of them stood with nonchalance in the center.
- The helicopter dropped and caught.
- She stared at a helicopter as it lifted nimbly into the air, imagining Mr. Tim and other politicians aboard it.
- Brady's men had dropped her, Elise, and Dan—along with two others—into the forest by helicopter two hours before.
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