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

  • (..) Danny, stop the crane now! Drop! Go, go, go! Drop, you gas bag! Everybody out of here! Silent but deadly. - Bring the car around. - The helicopter landed on it. I hate when that happens. Tar actually sticks to some people. Hey, Dad! I thought you could use some clothes. Thank you, honey. (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero
  • (..) See if this is clear enough: Are you making some changes? Why not come and work the funeral with me? I would not miss it. Torelli has spent a bundle. He has a helicopter circling the building. A rooftop funeral in Long Beach. How is that for taste? - Who died? - Leo the Fart. Shot yesterday. (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero