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

  • (..) It wasn't fast enough. Can you fly that thing? Not yet. Operator. I need a pilot program for a B- helicopter. Hurry. Let's go. No. Morpheus, get up. Get up, get up. (..)
    1999 The Matrix