Image:Bell 206L3 (D-HASA).jpg|thumb|right|A helicopter.
English

Etymology
From French hélicoptère, from Greek ελικ���ε�ον italbrac|helikopteron, from Ancient Greek έλιξ (genitive έλικο�) italbrac|helix, italbrac|helikos �urning, revolving, rotating, spinning� + ��ε��ν italbrac|pteron �wing� or �anything winged�.

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA (UK): /�heli�k�pt�(r)/
w:IPA|IPA (US): /�h�lɪ�k�pt�ɻ/
w:IPA|IPA (Australia): /�heli�kopt�(r)/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA (Australia): /"heli%kopt@(r)/

Noun
en-noun

1. 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 having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.

#:We flew over the city in a helicopter.

1. a powered trowelling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.

Synonyms
chopper italbrac|informal
copter italbrac|informal
eggbeater italbrac|slang
rotary-wing aircraft italbrac|technical
whirlybird italbrac|slang

Translations
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Arabic: Arab|طائرة عا��د�ة unicode|(���ira �amudíyya) f, Arab|�����بتر unicode|(hélikobtar) m
Catalan: helicòpter m :ca:helicòpter|^, autogir m :ca:autogir|^
Chinese: ��� (zhí sh�ng jī)
Croatian: helikoper m
Czech: vrtulník m, helikoptéra f
Danish: helikopter
Dutch: helikopter m
Esperanto: helikoptero
Finnish: helikopteri
French: hélicoptère m
German: Helikopter m, Hubschrauber m
Greek: ελικ���ε�ο (elikóptero) n
Hebrew: �ס�ק (masók) m
Icelandic: þyrla f, þyrilvængja f italbrac|obsolete, kofti m italbrac|obsolete
Indonesian: helikopter
Interlingua: helicoptero
Italian: elicottero m
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Japanese: ������ (herikoput�)
Korean: �리콥� (helikopteo)
Latin: helicopterus m
Lithuanian: sraigtasparnis m, (rare) helikopteris m
Northern Sami: helekopter
Norwegian: helikopter n
Persian: FAchar|با�گرد (bâlgard)
Polish: �mig�owiec m, helikopter m
Portuguese: helicóptero m
Russian: ве��ол�� (vertoljót) m
Slovene: helikopter m
Spanish: helicóptero m :es:helicóptero|^, autogiro m :es:autogiro|^
Swedish: helikopter c
Volapük: tovaskrubian
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Verb
to helicopter

1. To transport by helicopter

Category:Aviation
Category:Greek derivations
Category:Transport

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• 2007-12-24 00:59 - Kchishol1970 - /* Noun */

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