LANDING SKID

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("landing skid" is a kind of...):

landing gear (an undercarriage that supports the weight of the plane when it is on the ground)

Holonyms ("landing skid" is a part of...):

chopper; eggbeater; helicopter; whirlybird (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)