tilt-rotors

Definition of tilt-rotorsnext
plural of tilt-rotor

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Noun
  • At the time, the team, made up of students and graduates, created a full-scale 550-lb rotorcraft capable of lifting a 200-lb payload on a modest USD 320,000 budget.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The noise level measured was around 74 dBA in hover at 50-ft making this probably the quietest rotorcraft at this scale.
    Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Set in the middle of a host of beautiful lakes, Tavares is known America’s Seaplane City because of the high number of seaplanes that take off and land from its seaplane base.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Tilt-rotors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt-rotors. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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