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

  • (..) He's with his daughters in Staten Island. He says he's going to retire in Sicily. Joey Zasa would never pull something like this without the backing. He's just muscle. He doesn't have the wit for that helicopter attack. He doesn't even have the ambition to wipe out the whole Commission. (..)
    1990 The Godfather Part III