helicopter

Helicopter — Hel i*cop ter, v. i. to travel in a helicopter. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Helicopter — Hel i*cop ter, v. t. to transport in a helicopter. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

helicopter — 1> ав. вертолет, геликоптер Ex: helicopter aerial ambulance санитарный вертолет 2> ав. лететь на вертолете 3> ав. перевозить на вертолете …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

helicopter — 1. noun aeron. вертолет, геликоптер 2. v. перевозить на вертоле те …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Helicopter — Hel i*cop ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. e lix, e likos, a spiral + ptero n a wing.] a heavier than air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted with {fixed wing aircraft}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Helicopter — For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). Helicopter An LAPD Bell 206 …   Wikipedia

helicopter — /hel i kop teuhr, hee li /, n. 1. any of a class of heavier than air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine. v.i. 2. to fly in a… …   Universalium

Helicopter — Sikorsky S 61 Sea King der Dänischen Marine Ein Hubschrauber (vor allem in der Schweiz auch: Helikopter, abgekürzt: Heli, zu griech. hélix, Gen. hélikos „Windung, Spirale und pterón „Flügel“; engl. helicopter) ist ein Luftfahrzeug, das durch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

helicopter — 1. noun /ˈheliˌkoptə(ɹ),ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ),ˈhɛl.ɪˌkɒp.tə(ɹ),ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/ a) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or… …   Wiktionary

helicopter — I. noun Etymology: French hélicoptère, from Greek heliko + pteron wing more at feather Date: 1887 an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes II.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary