Helicopter

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Helicopter \Hel"i*cop`ter\, v. i.
     to travel in a helicopter.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Helicopter \Hel"i*cop`ter\, v. t.
     to transport in a helicopter.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Helicopter \Hel"i*cop`ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`lix, "e`likos, a
     spiral + ptero`n a wing.]
     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}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  helicopter
       n : an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the
           rotation of overhead blades [syn: {chopper}, {whirlybird},
            {eggbeater}]