Definition of autogiro
autogiros
: a rotary-wing aircraft that employs a propeller for forward motion and a freely rotating rotor for lift
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The Autogyro Spanish engineer Juan de la Cierva invented and first flew his autogiro in Madrid in January 1923.
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