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

  • (..) who used to fake seizures at frat parties when she got bored? Who used to run up to the roof of our first apartment building... to flash the traffic helicopters? Have you totally forgotten about her? Because I haven't. Lester, you're going to spill beer on the couch. So what? (..)
    1999 American Beauty