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whirlybird

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a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
  • from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker

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The first known use of whirlybird was in 1951

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“Whirlybird.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whirlybird. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.

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