English Explanatory Dictionary

helicopteron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flying machine having an aerial screw propeller.

Word forms

helicopteron helicopterons helicoptera

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélĭx, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Doublet of helicopter.

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