helicopter

helicopter

noun

Definition of HELICOPTER

a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally <took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon>

Synonyms chopper, copter, eggbeater, helo, whirlybird

Related Words rotary-wing aircraft, rotorcraft; autogiro (or autogyro), convertiplane (or convertaplane), gyroplane, tilt-rotor; slick [slang]