Meaning

6 senses
  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 to stabilize the aircraft.

    We flew over the city in a helicopter.

    Hubschrauber, Helikopter

    вертолётvertoljót, геликопте́рgelikoptɛ́r, гелико́птерgelikóptɛr

    вертолі́тvertolít, гелікопте́рhelikoptér

  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. (slang)A dragonfly; so named due to its resemblance to a helicopter (sense 1).

  5. A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.

  6. A breakdance move in which the dancer spins on the floor while extending the legs to resemble the blades of a helicopter.

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

Examples

235 sentences
  1. Tom watched the helicopter take off.

    Том спостерігав за зльотом вертольота.

    ruТом смотрел, как взлетает вертолёт.

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  2. How much did your helicopter cost?

    Скільки коштував твій вертоліт?

    ruСколько стоил твой вертолёт?

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  3. Have you ever been in a helicopter?

    Ти коли-небудь був у вертольоті?

    deHast du schon einmal in einem Hubschrauber gesessen?

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  4. I want to be a helicopter pilot.

    Я хочу бути пілотом вертольота.

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  5. Tom is learning how to fly a helicopter.

    Том вчиться керувати вертольотом.

    ruТом учится управлять вертолётом.

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Translations

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Origin

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pter

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.

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