helicopters

hel-i-cop-ters · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of helicopter; aircraft that derive lift from rotating horizontal blades.

  2. 2.

    (as verb, third person singular) Transports by helicopter.

Related words

See also: aircraft, aviation, helicopter
Synonyms: choppers, rotorcraft, whirlybirds

Etymology

From French hélicoptère, coined in 1861 from Greek helix ("spiral") + pteron ("wing"), with English plural suffix -s.