quadcopter
noun
quad·cop·ter
ˈkwäd-ˌkäp-tər 
plural quadcopters
: a drone (see drone entry 1 sense 2) deriving lift from four separate rotors each oriented about a vertical axis : quadrotor
It's a quadcopter, meaning it's a miniature helicopter with four rotors; basically it looks like a giant four-leaf clover designed by Darth Vader.—
Lev Grossman
Lev GrossmanA remote control quadcopter-type model helicopter flew directly through the U.S. Coast Guard base at the Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville on Saturday afternoon …—Eureka Times Standard (California)
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The video shows several engagements in which a drone with two shotgun barrels shoots down quadcopters, mainly carrying bombs.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The small quadcopter is light enough to sidestep FAA registration requirements so beginner pilots can use it without a fee and with fewer restrictions than heavier drones.
—PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Laser Directed Energy Weapon system, which uses radar and electro-optical sensors to track low-flying targets, including quadcopters and helicopters.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Where Ukraine’s single-use first-person-view quadcopter drones and multi-use, grenade-dropping octocopters might range five or 10 miles from the front line on a normal mission, an A-22 could travel much farther before striking.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
The small quadcopter is light enough to sidestep FAA registration requirements so beginner pilots can use it without a fee and with fewer restrictions than heavier drones.
—PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Laser Directed Energy Weapon system, which uses radar and electro-optical sensors to track low-flying targets, including quadcopters and helicopters.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Where Ukraine’s single-use first-person-view quadcopter drones and multi-use, grenade-dropping octocopters might range five or 10 miles from the front line on a normal mission, an A-22 could travel much farther before striking.
—David Axe, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Quadcopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quadcopter. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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