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helicopter
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)
- 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.
- A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
- The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
- (slang) A dragonfly.
- 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)
- (transitive) To transport by helicopter.
- (intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
- To rotate like a helicopter blade.
- helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms
- To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
Translations
Romanian
Noun
helicopter n (plural helicoptere)
- Alternative form of elicopter
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gunship
English
Etymology
gun +? ship
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???n??p/
Noun
gunship (plural gunships)
- (nautical) A ship equipped with heavy artillery.
- (aviation) An armed helicopter tasked to attack the enemy.
- (US, air force, military) A transport airplane equipped with large calibre guns typical of armoured fighting vehicles
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Anagrams
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