helicopter

CEFRA2

/ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An aircraft with blades that allow it to rise and fly.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.

Examples

  • A helicopter is able to take off and land straight up and down.

  • The remote desert area is accessible only by helicopter.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/
  • /ˈhɛl.ɪˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.

  2. 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 to stabilize the aircraft.

  3. A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.

More examples

In context

  • The helicopter is flying very low.

  • We flew over the city in a helicopter.

  • helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Doublet of helicopteron. By surface analysis, helico- + -pter. The dragonfly sense is from a dragonfly's ability to hover and fly in any direction, like the flying machine.