helicopter
An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which…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.
» Tom watched the helicopter take off.
Том смотрел, как взлетает вертолёт. — odexed
Том спостерігав за зльотом вертольота. — deniko
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6 sensesAn 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
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
(slang)A dragonfly; so named due to its resemblance to a helicopter (sense 1).
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
A breakdance move in which the dancer spins on the floor while extending the legs to resemble the blades of a helicopter.
- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
Examples
235 sentencesTom watched the helicopter take off.
Том спостерігав за зльотом вертольота. — deniko
ruТом смотрел, как взлетает вертолёт. — odexed
How much did your helicopter cost?
Скільки коштував твій вертоліт? — deniko
ruСколько стоил твой вертолёт? — marafon
Have you ever been in a helicopter?
Ти коли-небудь був у вертольоті? — miketheknight
deHast du schon einmal in einem Hubschrauber gesessen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I want to be a helicopter pilot.
Я хочу бути пілотом вертольота. — deniko
Tom is learning how to fly a helicopter.
Том вчиться керувати вертольотом. — deniko
ruТом учится управлять вертолётом. — odexed
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterBorrowed 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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Forms
plural: helicopters| Singular | helicopter |
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regular
Synonyms
12 synonyms- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades:chopperwhirlybirdeggbeater
Word family
22 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- fly a helicopter
- a helicopter pilot
- helicopter pilot
- helicopter flying
- is a helicopter
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.