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helicopter

[ hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li- ]

noun

  1. any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.


verb (used without object)

  1. to fly in a helicopter.

verb (used with object)

  1. to convey in a helicopter.

helicopter

/ ˈ³óÉ›±ôɪˌ°ìÉ’±è³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. an aircraft capable of hover, vertical flight, and horizontal flight in any direction. Most get all of their lift and propulsion from the rotation of overhead blades See also autogiro
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to transport (people or things) or (of people or things) to be transported by helicopter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of helicopter1

From the French word ³óé±ô¾±³¦´Ç±è³Ùè°ù±ð, dating back to 1885–90. See helico-, -pter
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of helicopter1

C19: from French ³óé±ô¾±³¦´Ç±è³Ùè°ù±ð, from helico- + Greek pteron wing
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A voice from a surveilling helicopter implored Paredes to surrender, but court documents show he hid for roughly 45 minutes.

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Edison crews traveled to the site via helicopter last week and climbed the transmission towers to inspect different parts of the equipment.

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They are sometimes transported in combat helicopters like the Blackhawk, which have been involved in aerial accidents with each other and with ground obstacles.

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The Axe promises the flexibility of a helicopter but without the cost, noise pollution or carbon emissions.

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Dr Perlmutter says that people at the scene told the ambulance crew who brought the young girl into the hospital that she was hit by gunfire from an Israeli military helicopter.

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