Dictionary Entry
helicopter
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/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 that stabilize the aircraft.
In a Sentence
“We flew over the city in a helicopter.”
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Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “helicopter”
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