tilt-rotor

noun

tilt-ro·​tor ˈtilt-ˌrō-tər 

: an aircraft that has rotors at the end of each wing which can be oriented vertically for vertical takeoffs and landings, horizontally for forward flight, or to any position in between

Examples of tilt-rotor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Navy ships also bring CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft that can perform vertical takeoffs and landings along with helicopters. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026

Boxer also has heavy-lift and attack helicopters, as well as MV-22B Osprey, fast, long-range tilt-rotor aircraft used to transport troops and equipment, and to evacuate the wounded. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026

Each can also operate with the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor and MH-60S Knighthawk helicopters. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 18 Mar. 2026

Freeland, a trim fifty-four-year-old who served as a pilot in the Marines, said that the Osprey attracted disproportionate criticism because of its novel tilt-rotor technology, and that many helicopters crashed just as often, if not more, when they were first introduced. — Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tilt-rotor

• premotor
• promoter
• promotor
• remoter
• boater
• coater
• floater
• motor
• rotor
• voter
• locomotor
• psychomotor