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}]
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