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helipad

[ hel-uh-pad, hee-luh- ]

noun

  1. a takeoff and landing area for helicopters, usually without commercial facilities.


helipad

/ ˈ³óÉ›±ôɪˌ±èæ»å /

noun

  1. a place for helicopters to land and take off
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Origin of helipad1

First recorded in 1940–45; heli- 2 + pad 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of helipad1

C20: from heli- + pad 1
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On a misty and mild winter's day, the platform loomed up beneath a giant red and white crane, boasting a gleaming aluminium helipad and a bright orange lifeboat.

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Residents still had water to shower or fill their pools — the city’s wider water system supplied enough to the area — and helicopters could land at the reservoir’s helipad to refill from a hookup linked to the water system.

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Because its part of the city’s drinking water supply, the Santa Ynez Reservoir is covered, but it does have a helipad and refill station that helicopters also can use during firefighting.

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As part of her bucket list, Liz also went on to photograph comedian Michael McIntyre, circus performers, the Royal Ballet, models from the Storm Model Agency, the London Air Ambulances from a helipad, hotel doormen and the red carpet at the MTV Europe Music Awards.

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At the edge of a precipice, a flat surface formed a small helipad.

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