different between aircraft vs helicopter

English

Etymology

From air +? craft.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??.k???ft/, /??.k???ft/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???.k?æft/, /???.k?æft/

Noun

aircraft (plural aircraft)

1. A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift

Usage notes

• The nonstandard plural form aircrafts is in use among non-native speakers of English.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:aircraft

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• aeroplane (UK), airplane (US)

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ???? (hélix, “spiral”) + ?????? (pterón, “wing”). Doublet of helicopteron.

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /?heli?k?pt?(?)/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?h?l.i?k?p.t?(?)/, /?h?l.??k?p.t?(?)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?l??k?pt?/

Noun

helicopter (plural helicopters)

1. 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 typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.

   We flew over the city in a helicopter.

2. A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
3. The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
4. (slang) A dragonfly.
5. A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.

Synonyms

• (aircraft): chopper (informal), copter (informal), eggbeater (slang), helo (military, slang), rotary-wing aircraft (technical), whirlybird (slang)
• (trowelling device): power trowel, trowel machine
• (winged fruit): samara, whirlybird

Derived terms

• helicopter drop
• helicopter money
• helicopter parent

Translations

Descendants

• ? Cebuano: helikopter

Verb

helicopter (third-person singular simple present helicopters, present participle helicoptering, simple past and past participle helicoptered)

1. (transitive) To transport by helicopter.
2. (intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
3. To rotate like a helicopter blade.

   helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms

4. To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.

Translations

Romanian

Noun

helicopter n (plural helicoptere)

1. Alternative form of elicopter