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helicopter
noun
an
aircraft
with
large
horizontal
blades
that
spin
on
top
,
allowing
it
to
take
off
and
land
vertically
,
hover
in
the
air
,
and
fly
forward
,
backward
,
or
sideways
•
The
rescue
team
arrived
by
helicopter
to
lift
the
injured
climber
off
the
mountain
.
The
rescue
team
arrived
by
helicopter
to
lift
the
injured
climber
off
the
mountain
.
•
From
the
beach
,
we
watched
a
bright
red
helicopter
hovering
over
the
ocean
.
From
the
beach
,
we
watched
a
bright
red
helicopter
hovering
over
the
ocean
.
early
20th
century
:
from
French
hélicoptère
,
based
on
Greek
helix
‘
spiral
’
+
pteron
‘
wing
’.
The
word
originally
referred
to
the
machine
’
s
rotating
blades
.
verb
to
travel
somewhere
by
helicopter
,
or
to
move
people
or
things
somewhere
using
a
helicopter
•
The
film
crew
helicoptered
over
the
rainforest
to
capture
aerial
shots
.
The
film
crew
helicoptered
over
the
rainforest
to
capture
aerial
shots
.
•
Soldiers
and
supplies
were
helicoptered
into
the
remote
base
before
dawn
.
Soldiers
and
supplies
were
helicoptered
into
the
remote
base
before
dawn
.
verb
use
from
the
noun
‘
helicopter
’;
first
attested
mid
20th
century
.
