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hel·i·cop·ter
(hĕl′ĭ-kŏp′tər)n.
An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.
intr. & tr.v. hel·i·cop·tered, hel·i·cop·ter·ing, hel·i·cop·ters
To go or transport by helicopter.
[French hélicoptère : Greek helix, helik-, spiral; see helix + Greek pteron, wing; see -pter.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
helicopter
(ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə)n
(Aeronautics) 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
vb
(Aeronautics) to transport (people or things) or (of people or things) to be transported by helicopter
[C19: from French hélicoptère, from helico- + Greek pteron wing]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hel•i•cop•ter
(ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ-)n., v. -tered, -ter•ing. n.
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.
v.i., v.t. 2. to fly or convey in a helicopter.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
helicopter
Past participle: helicoptered
Gerund: helicoptering
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| Noun | 1. |  helicopter - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead bladescargo helicopter - a helicopter that carries cargo heavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it landing skid - one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter rotor - rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine" shuttle helicopter - a helicopter that shuttles back and forth single-rotor helicopter - a helicopter having a single rotor skyhook - helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects |
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Translations
طائِرة عموديَّه: هيلوكوبترهِليكُوبْتَر
helikoptéravrtulník
helikopter
helikoptero
بالگرد
helikopterikuljettaamatkustaa
hélicoptèrehéliporter
helikopter
helikopter
helikopter
òyrla
ヘリコプター
헬리콥터
sraigtasparnis
helikopters
helikoptéra
helikopter
helikopter
เฮลิคอปเตอร์
máy bay trực thăng
helicopter
[ˈhelɪkɒptəʳ]A. N → helicóptero m
B. VT to helicopter troops in → transportar tropas por helicóptero, helitransportar tropas
C. CPD helicopter gunship N → helicóptero m de combate
helicopter pad N = helipad helicopter station N = heliport
helicopter pad N = helipad helicopter station N = heliport
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
helicopter
[ˈhɛlikɒptər] n → hélicoptère mhelicopter gunship n → hélicoptère m de combathelicopter pad n → hélisurface f, hélideck mhelicopter ride n → vol m en hélicoptèreCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
helicopter
n → Hubschrauber m
vt he was helicoptered out of the area → er wurde per Hubschrauber aus dem Gebiet abtransportiert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
helicopter
(ˈhelikoptə) noun a flying-machine kept in the air by large propellors fixed on top of it which go round very fast.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
helicopter
→ هِليكُوبْتَر helikoptéra helikopter Hubschrauber ελικόπτερο helicóptero helikopteri hélicoptère helikopter elicottero ヘリコプター 헬리콥터 helikopter helikopter helikopter helicóptero вертолет helikopter เฮลิคอปเตอร์ helikopter máy bay trực thăng 直升机Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009