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

  • (..) Yeah! But we're not in the Merrill-Lynch building! OK, where are you? -We're in New Jersey! You're twenty minutes away! Five, if you use the helicopter! That's funny eh? That's hilarious! Oh boy! Your boss is about to explode! No, he's too curious to explode! (..)
    2015 The Big Short