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Helicopter   /hˈɛlɪkˌɑptər/   Listen
Helicopter

noun
1.
An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades.  Synonyms: chopper, eggbeater, whirlybird.



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"Helicopter" Quotes from Famous Books



... series of experiments has been carried out in England on what has been known as the helicopter machine. This machine is not dependent upon speed to fly, but merely on engine power applied through a propeller of great pitch. The idea is not new, but is along the lines specified by Orville Wright when he said that a kitchen table could fly ...
— Opportunities in Aviation • Arthur Sweetser


Words linked to "Helicopter" :   skyhook, eggbeater, landing skid, heavier-than-air craft, vane, blade, rotor


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