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helicopter
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɜɹ/
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What does helicopter mean?
noun
- 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 to stabilize the aircraft.
- A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
- The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
More meanings (7)
noun
- (slang) A dragonfly; so named due to its resemblance to a helicopter (sense 1).
- A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
- A breakdance move in which the dancer spins on the floor while extending the legs to resemble the blades of a helicopter.
verb
- To transport by helicopter.
- To travel by helicopter.
- To rotate like a helicopter blade.
- To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɜɹ/
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When the machine was considered as a method of transport, the vertical screw type, or helicopter, became at once ridiculous.
Inclined at first to favour the helicopter principle, he finally rejected this in favour of the plane, with which he made numerous experiments.
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THE HELICOPTER MOTION.--The helicopter, or helix-wing, is a form of flying machine which depends on revolving screws to maintain it in the air.
This is, in practice, a far more efficient arrangement than the helicopter, i.e., the air-screw revolving about a vertical axis and producing a thrust opposed to gravity.
Edison has always taken a keen interest in aerial flight, and has also experimented with aeroplanes, his preference inclining to the helicopter type, as noted in the newspapers and periodicals from time to time.