hel|i|cop|ter

hel|i|cop|ter
hel|i|cop|ter «HEHL uh KOP tuhr, HEE luh-», noun, verb.
–n.
an aircraft that is lifted from the ground and kept in the air by horizontal propellers or rotors. Helicopters have no wings.
–v.i.
to travel by helicopter: »

A Democratic Representative…helicoptered over Tennessee (Harper's).

–v.t.
to send or carry by helicopter.
[< French hélicoptère < Greek hélix, -ikos spiral + pterón wing, related to pétesthai to fly]

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