Definitions for HELICOPTER
ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ-he·li·copter

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1. helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeaternoun

   an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

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1. Helicopternoun

   a heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted with fixed-wing aircraft.

2. Helicopterverb

   to travel in a helicopter.

3. Helicopterverb

   to transport in a helicopter.

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1. helicopternoun

   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 having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.

   We flew over the city in a helicopter.

2. helicopternoun

   a powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.

3. helicopternoun

   a winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple

4. helicopterverb

   To transport by helicopter.

5. helicopterverb

   To travel by helicopter.

6. Etymology: From hélicoptère, from ἕλιξ + πτερόν.

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1. Helicopter

   Helicopter is a song by English rock band Bloc Party that was originally released as a stand-alone single in the UK in 2004 and would later feature on the Little Thoughts EP, and would then be released two years later as a single from their debut album, Silent Alarm in the US. The song was received with much acclaim, reaching number 26 on the UK Singles Chart on its first release, but failing to chart in the US. Various remixes have been recorded. The song has also been featured on the video games Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, Guitar Hero: On Tour, FIFA 06, Project Gotham Racing 3, Burnout Revenge, Burnout Legends, Colin McRae Dirt 2, and Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure. The song was also featured in the films Yes Man, Charlie St. Cloud and Grandma's Boy and in the Malcolm in the Middle episode "Morp". A remix of the song was featured in the film Reverb.

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1. helicopter

   A helicopter is a type of aircraft that uses rotating wings or blades to take off, maneuver, hover, and land vertically, allowing it to travel in any direction or remain stationary in the air. It is powered by engines and controlled by changing the pitch angle of its rotating blades. It is often used for tasks requiring transportation to locations inaccessible by land, like rescuing people, emergency medical services, firefighting, construction, military activities, and recreational purposes.

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1. Helicopter

   A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally. These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft would usually not be able to take off or land. The capability to hover efficiently for extended periods of time allows a helicopter to accomplish tasks that fixed-wing aircraft and other forms of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft cannot perform. The word helicopter is adapted from the French hélicoptère, coined by Gustave de Ponton d'Amecourt in 1861, which originates from the Greek helix/helik- = "twisted, curved" and pteron = "wing". Nicknames used for helicopters include chopper, helo or whirlybird. Helicopters were developed and built during the first half-century of flight, with the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 being the first operational helicopter in 1936. Some helicopters reached limited production, but it was not until 1942 that a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky reached full-scale production, with 131 aircraft built. Though most earlier designs used more than one main rotor, it is the single main rotor with anti-torque tail rotor configuration that has become the most common helicopter configuration. Tandem rotor helicopters are also in widespread use, due to their better payload capacity. Quadrotor helicopters and other types of multicopter have been developed for specialized applications.

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1. helicopter

   A type of aircraft and product created and designed in various colors, components, controls, engine, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes, styles, systems and technology, functions and maintained according to the manufacturer aircraft design and instructions.

   Helicopters vary in design, technology and style of rotors.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 26, 2017  

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1. helicopter

   The helicopter symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the helicopter symbol and its characteristic.

2. helicopter

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1. • Heavier-than-air Craft

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'HELICOPTER' in Nouns Frequency: #2241

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce HELICOPTER?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say HELICOPTER in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of HELICOPTER in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of HELICOPTER in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of HELICOPTER in a Sentence

1. Lenore Skenazy:

   One thing to remember is that none of us are purely anything. People think I am anti-helicopter parenting, but what I am really against is a culture that has made us so scared about everything, like Our Kids falling behind or getting hurt.

2. Bill Gates:

   And then about 20 minutes later he flew in on a helicopter to the same place, so clearly he had been driven away but he wanted to make a grand entrance in a helicopter.

3. President Rafael Correa:

   We've been in touch with Venezuela, who will send us a helicopter, we're contacting Colombia, Peru, and Brazil.

4. Air Force:

   The new helicopter will be an important tool for Airmen charged with securing and defending the nation's intercontinental ballistic missiles.

5. Lee Mitchell:

   He came in looking anxious and somewhat fatigued and said he needed a helicopter bad, he just said: 'I've got [$797] on me, will that be enough?' and we said: 'Yes, it would.’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=HELICOPTER
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=HELICOPTER
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Helicopter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=HELICOPTER
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=HELICOPTER