Helicopter - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈhelɪkɑːptər|  American pronunciation of the word helicopter
Brit.  |ˈhelɪkɒptə|  British pronunciation of the word helicopter

noun

- an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades (syn: chopper, eggbeater)

Extra examples

...took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon...

The survivors were helicoptered to nearby hospitals for treatment.

The enemy was shooting at the rescue helicopter.

He is learning how to pilot a helicopter.

Our camp is reinforced with supplies flown in by helicopter.

The helicopter had to make an emergency landing.

We flew over the crater of the volcano in a helicopter.

We had been orbiting in our helicopter for about forty-five minutes.

The helicopter burst into flames after hitting a power line.

Always enter or leave a helicopter from a forward direction.

Three police forces have joined together to buy a helicopter.

The troops were landed by helicopter.

We watched a helicopter flying low over the harbour.

The hospital has built a helicopter pad.

Survivors of the crash were rescued by helicopter.

Word forms

noun
singular: helicopter
plural: helicopters
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