heliport

noun

he·​li·​port ˈhe-lə-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce heliport (audio)
ˈhē-
: a landing and takeoff place for a helicopter

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The resort, reachable via private heliport or a roughly two-hour drive past small villages, consists of six circular one-bedroom luxury lodges and one three-bedroom treetop villa. Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025 The city has agreed to buy the heliport land at 51 S. Jersey St. when the heliport closes in early 2026 but has offered few other details about what the site might become in the future. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 After New York City capped the number of flights that could take off from Manhattan heliports at 30,000 annually in 2016, many companies moved operations to New Jersey. Jake Offenhartz, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025 The aircraft took off from the Wall Street heliport. Brian Brant, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for heliport

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First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heliport was in 1948

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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heliport. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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heliport

noun
he·​li·​port ˈhel-ə-ˌpō(ə)rt How to pronounce heliport (audio)
ˈhē-lə-,
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a landing and takeoff place for a helicopter

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