HELICOPTER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

Synonyms:

chopper; eggbeater; helicopter; whirlybird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("helicopter" is a kind of...):

heavier-than-air craft (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)

Meronyms (parts of "helicopter"):

blade; vane (flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water)

landing skid (one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter)

rotor (rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "helicopter"):

cargo helicopter (a helicopter that carries cargo)

shuttle helicopter (a helicopter that shuttles back and forth)

single-rotor helicopter (a helicopter having a single rotor)

skyhook (helicopter carrying a reel of steel cable that can be used to lift and transport heavy objects)

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb helicopter