WikiWord

helicopters

From WikiWord

English

Etymology

No etymology has been added yet.

Pronunciation

No pronunciation has been added yet.

Noun

helicopters noun

  1. 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 typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.“We flew over the city in a helicopter.”
  2. A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
  3. The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
  4. A dragonfly.

Verb

helicopters verb

  1. To transport by helicopter.
  2. To travel by helicopter.
  3. To rotate like a helicopter blade.“helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms”
  4. To overprotect one's children.

Word map

choppercoptereggbeaterhelorotary-wing …whirlybirdpower troweltrowel machi…samaraaircrafthelicopters

Related terms

Synonyms

Rhymes

Usage & collocations

No usage or collocation data has been added yet.

Community definitions

Community definitions for helicopters appear here as readers add and vote on them.

Usage in the wild

Real example sentences for helicopters appear here as readers add them.

References