helicopter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɛlɪˌkɑptɜɹ/ (General-American)
- /ˈhilɪˌkɑptɜɹ/ (General-American, dated, rare)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈheləˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ (Australia)
- /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ (Australia)
- /ˈhɛlɪˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈhɛl.ɪˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ˈhɛlɪjˌkɔptə(ɹ)/ (British, Southern, Standard)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopter Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Doublet of helicopteron. By surface analysis, helico- + -pter. The dragonfly sense is from a dragonfly's ability to hover and fly in any direction, like the flying machine.
Meanings
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(qualifier:aircraft) 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 to stabilize the aircraft.
We flew over the city in a helicopter.
Investigators trying to determine what caused last week’s deadly midair collision between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines plane near Washington, DC, briefed lawmakers Thursday on what they’ve learned after combing through data from both aircraft and air traffic control.
2025 February 6, Alexandra Skores, Hanna Park, Andy Rose and Holly Yan, “Senators grill investigators on the midair collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk military helicopter”, in CNN:I’ve flown in flimsy microlights, soaring serenely above rich farmland. I’ve ridden tactical combat helicopters missions, skimming the desert floor and banking hard around sand dunes.
2020 December 5, Nic Robertson, “Saudi Arabia has changed beyond recognition. But will tourists want to visit?”, in CNN:
- A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
- The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
- (slang) A dragonfly; so named due to its resemblance to a helicopter (sense 1).
- A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
- A breakdance move in which the dancer spins on the floor while extending the legs to resemble the blades of a helicopter.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| helicopters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
heli- · helicopter ear · antihelicopter · helicopter bucket · telecopter · helicoptering · jellycopter · helicopter carrier · helitack · -copter · Chinese helicopter · helichopper · heliport · helicoptery · helicopter parent · roflcopter · air ambulance helicopter · helicopter drop · helicopter parenting · copter · heli · helicopter shot · helo · free helicopter ride · helicopter mom · helicopterful · helicopterlike · helicopter seed · helicopter money
Descendants
ሄሊኮፕተር · helikopta · helekopa · helikaptoer · Helikopter · helikopter · helikopta · helikopta · helikopter · helikopter
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
bush helicopter · gunbird · jetcopter · LOH · bear in the air · aircrane · skycrane · synchropter · skyhook · helibus · helicrane · gyrating angel · attack helicopter · newscopter · black helicopter · copper chopper · air ambulance helicopter · air scooter · helitanker
Synonyms
power trowel (trowelling device) · eggbeater (aircraft) · samara (winged fruit) · rotary-wing aircraft (aircraft) · chopper (aircraft) · heli (aircraft) · huey (aircraft) · ghetto bird (aircraft) · whirlybird (winged fruit) · whirlybird (aircraft) · helo (aircraft) · trowel machine (trowelling device) · copter (aircraft)
Translations (184)
ka ვერტმფრენი (aircraft) · mn эгч нисгэл (aircraft) · az helikopter (aircraft) · new बुइँचाखः (aircraft) · scn elicòttiru (aircraft) · it elicottero (aircraft) · ar هِلِيكُوبْتَر (aircraft) · wuu 直升機 /直昇機 /直升机 (aircraft) · sh вр̀тложња̄к (aircraft) · gl helicóptero (aircraft) · fr hélicoptère (aircraft) · se helikopter (aircraft) · is þyrla (aircraft) · mi waka kōporo (aircraft) · tl elikoptero (aircraft) · sq helikopter (aircraft) · uli helikaptoer (aircraft) · eo helikoptero (aircraft) · sh helikòpter (aircraft) · es helicóptero (aircraft) · lo ເຮລິຄອບແຕ (aircraft) · tk wertolýot (aircraft) · qu pillwinkumpa (aircraft) · nl wentelwiek (aircraft) · ur دوار سطح طیارہ (aircraft) · sh у̀вртња̄к (aircraft) · pa ਹੈਲੀਕਾਪਟਰ (aircraft) · hak 直升機 /直昇機 /直升机 (aircraft) · pl helikopter (aircraft) · he מַסּוֹק (aircraft) · eu helikoptero (aircraft) · ka შვეულმფრენი (aircraft) · bg хелико́птер (aircraft) · haw helekopa (aircraft) · aii ܗܹܝܠܝܼܟܘܿܦܬܲܪ (aircraft) · de Hubschrauber (aircraft) · fa-ira هِلیکوپْتَر (aircraft) · bo ཧེ་ལེ་ཀོབ་ཊར (aircraft) · mt ħelikopter (aircraft) · id helikopter (aircraft) · rup ilicupter (aircraft) · cmn 直升機 /直昇機 /直升机 (aircraft) · ja ヘリ (aircraft) · tt боралак (aircraft) · pt helicóptero (aircraft) · kl helikopteri (aircraft) · sk helikoptéra (aircraft) · tg вертолёт (aircraft) · cs helikoptéra (aircraft) · mk вр́толет (aircraft) · alt вертолёт (aircraft) · be верталёт (aircraft) · vo tovaskrubian (aircraft) · be гелікаптэ́р (aircraft) · nds-de helikopter (aircraft) · es autogiro (aircraft) · am ሄሊኮፕተር (aircraft) · lt sraigtasparnis (aircraft) · ko 직승기 (aircraft) · pi vyoma-yānavisesa (aircraft) · yi העליקאָפּטער (aircraft) · km អេលីកុបទែរ (aircraft) · ar حَوَّامَة (aircraft) · is kofti (aircraft) · lv helikopters (aircraft) · vi máy bay lên thẳng (aircraft) · ja ヘリコプター (aircraft) · de Helikopter (aircraft) · ca helicòpter (aircraft) · uk вертолі́т (aircraft) · lb Helikopter (aircraft) · ro elicopter (aircraft) · da helikopter (aircraft) · sh хелико̀птер (aircraft) · yue 直升機 /直昇機 /直升机 (aircraft) · kaa vertolyot (aircraft) · lo ເອລີກົບເທີ (aircraft) · la helicopterum (aircraft) · ja 螺旋翼機 (aircraft) · ia helicoptero (aircraft) · ga ingearán (aircraft) · ky тик учак (aircraft) · kmr helîkopter (aircraft) · liv helikoptõr (aircraft) · kw askel dro (aircraft) · ur پنکھ دار طیارہ (aircraft) · ar طَائِرَة عَامُودِيَّة (aircraft) · th เฮลิคอปเตอร์ (aircraft) · el ελικόπτερο (aircraft) · sl helikopter (aircraft) · nds-de dwarsmöäle (aircraft) · ar طَائِرَةٌ مِرْوَحِيَّة (aircraft) · sw helikopta (aircraft) · sv helikopter (aircraft) · mn нисдэг тэрэг (aircraft) · anq čokogere (aircraft) · sa उदग्रयानम् (aircraft) · ur ہیلی کاپْٹَر (aircraft) · tr helikopter (aircraft) · br biñsaskell (aircraft) · pl śmigłowiec (aircraft) · lt helikopteris (aircraft) · tpi helikopta (aircraft) · ug ۋېرتاليوت (aircraft) · iba bilun engkabang (aircraft) · ug تىك ئۇچار (aircraft) · io helikoptero (aircraft) · fi helikopteri (aircraft) · km ឧទ្ធម្ភាគចក្រ (aircraft) · mi waka āwhiowhio (aircraft) · bo ཐད་འཕུར་གནམ་གྲུ (aircraft) · mk хелико́птер (aircraft) · bn হেলিকোপটার (aircraft) · nn helikopter (aircraft) · prs چَرْخبَال (aircraft) · hu helikopter (aircraft) · ast helicópteru (aircraft) · lo ເຮລີກົບແຕ (aircraft) · ms kapal baling (aircraft) · kaa tikushar (aircraft) · ga héileacaptar (aircraft) · kk тікұшақ (aircraft) · oc elicoptèr (aircraft) · mi waka topatopa (aircraft) · aii ܪܵܚܘܿܦܬܵܐ (aircraft) · uz tikuchar (aircraft) · tl helikopter (aircraft) · nv bikááʼ náʼoobałí (aircraft) · be геліко́птэр (aircraft) · anq ŋeŋeŋe (aircraft) · aii ܛܲܝܵܣܬܵܐ ܪܵܚܘܿܦܬܵܐ (aircraft) · ce беркема (aircraft) · ko 직승비행기 (aircraft) · my ရဟတ်ယာဉ် (aircraft) · ko 헬리콥터 (aircraft) · ovd elikopter (aircraft) · prs هِلِیکُوپْتِر (aircraft) · ru геликопте́р (aircraft) · ru вертолёт (aircraft) · ug تىك ئۇچار ئايروپىلان (aircraft) · ar طَوَّافَة (aircraft) · cy hofrennydd (aircraft) · fo tyrla (aircraft) · is þyrilvængja (aircraft) · ps چورلکه (aircraft) · mn ᠡᠭᠴᠡ ᠨᠢᠰᠬᠡᠯ (aircraft) · uz vertolyot (aircraft) · rm helicopter (aircraft) · hy ուղղաթիռ (aircraft) · sh ùvrtnjāk (aircraft) · sl vijakar (aircraft) · se helekopter (aircraft) · fa-ira بالْگَرْد (aircraft) · nds-nl helikopter (aircraft) · my ဟယ်လီကော့ပတာ (aircraft) · af helikopter (aircraft) · nds-nl hefskruuvvleegtüüg (aircraft) · cs vrtulník (aircraft) · vi máy bay trực thăng (aircraft) · hi हेलिकॉप्टर (aircraft) · rup elicupter (aircraft) · nan-hbl 直升機 /直昇機 /直升机 (aircraft) · az dikuçar (aircraft) · ti ሄሊኮፕተር (aircraft) · ta உலங்கு வானூர்தி (aircraft) · km អេលីកូ (aircraft) · sh vr̀tložnjāk (aircraft) · st helikopotare (aircraft) · nl helikopter (aircraft) · nb helikopter (aircraft) · et helikopter (aircraft) · bg вертоле́т (aircraft) · mn ᠨᠢᠰᠳᠡᠭ ᠲᠡᠷᠭᠡ (aircraft) · az vertolyot (aircraft) · vi trực thăng (aircraft) · mi waka hurihuri (aircraft) · kl qulimiguulik (aircraft) · ms helikopter (aircraft) · ru гелико́птер (aircraft) · ko 헬기 (aircraft) · uk гелікопте́р (aircraft) · hsb helikopter (aircraft) · sk vrtuľník (aircraft) · tg чархбол (aircraft)