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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Helicopter

/hĕl'-ĭk-äpˌ-tẽr/ · Hel·i·cop·ter · IPA /ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/
01 n. a heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted wit…
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    a heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted with fixed-wing aircraft.
02 v. i. to travel in a helicopter.
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    to travel in a helicopter.
03 v. t. to transport in a helicopter.
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    to transport in a helicopter.