helicopter

Definition

  • noun: an aircraft that can stay in the air without moving forward and that has metal blades that turn around on its top
  • noun: an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes
  • verb: to travel by helicopter
  • synonyms: copter, rotary-wing aircraft, slang

Movie quotes

  • (..) out of LaGuardia. Hmm? Ooh! You got minutes, son. I don't think you're gonna make it. Unless the Oak Room keeps some complimentary helicopter on the roof. No, sir. No! You're here till tomorrow. You said the last shuttle leaves at hours. That's , right? (..)
    1992 Scent of a Woman