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HELICOPTER

\hˈɛlɪkˌɒptə], \hˈɛlɪkˌɒptə], \h_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_k_ˌɒ_p_t_ə]\

Definitions of HELICOPTER

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1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary

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A weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces. (Webster, 1973)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A flying machine held up by its propeller or by rotating planes.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

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