helicopter

Speech parts

1. helicopter - Noun

2. helicopter - Verb

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

chopper eggbeater whirlybird heli helo copter cleaver giro samara plane ship jet craft fighter bird

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Antonyms

real estate amphibious vehicle ground combat vehicle waterborne vessel

Hypernyms

heavier-than-air craft

Hyponyms

skyhook shuttle helicopter single-rotor helicopter cargo helicopter

Phrases with the word

go by helicopter helicopter camera helicopter parents compound helicopter helicopter pilot amphibious helicopter

Examples

So then I started doing a lot of episodic TV, just car chases or helicopter chases or whatever. David R. Ellis

The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a view of the world that only God and CEOs share on a regular basis. Morley Safer

I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot. Felix Baumgartner

Scientists tell us that the fastest animal in the world, with a speed of 120 mph, is a cow dropped out of a helicopter. Dave Barry

We still name our military helicopter gunships after victims of genocide. Nobody bats an eyelash about that: Blackhawk. Apache. And Comanche. If the Luftwaffe named its military helicopters Jew and Gypsy, I suppose people would notice. Noam Chomsky

Thanks to the tour with the UEFA Cup I finally flew on a helicopter. Anatoliy Tymoshchuk

Close letter words and terms

helicoplacoid helicopsychid helicopt helicopter bucket helicopter camera helicopter carrier