Meaning of helicopter

hel•i•cop•ter

Pronunciation: (hel'i-kop"tur, hē'li-), [key]

— n.

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.

to fly in a helicopter.

—v.t.

to convey in a helicopter.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

helicopter (Thesaurus)

helicopt helicospore

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