helicopter
hel·i·cop·ter
(hĕl′ĭ-kŏp′tər)n.
An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.
intr. & tr.v. hel·i·cop·tered, hel·i·cop·ter·ing, hel·i·cop·ters
To go or transport by helicopter.
[French hélicoptère : Greek helix, helik-, spiral; see helix + Greek pteron, wing; see -pter.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
helicopter
(ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə)n
(Aeronautics) an aircraft capable of hover, vertical flight, and horizontal flight in any direction. Most get all of their lift and propulsion from the rotation of overhead blades. See also autogiro
vb
(Aeronautics) to transport (people or things) or (of people or things) to be transported by helicopter
[C19: from French hélicoptère, from helico- + Greek pteron wing]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
hel•i•cop•ter
(ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ-)n., v. -tered, -ter•ing. n.
1. any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
v.i., v.t.2. to fly or convey in a helicopter.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
helicopter
Past participle: helicoptered
Gerund: helicoptering
| Imperative |
|---|
| helicopter |
| helicopter |
| Present |
|---|
| I helicopter |
| you helicopter |
| he/she/it helicopters |
| we helicopter |
| you helicopter |
| they helicopter |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I helicoptered |
| you helicoptered |
| he/she/it helicoptered |
| we helicoptered |
| you helicoptered |
| they helicoptered |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am helicoptering |
| you are helicoptering |
| he/she/it is helicoptering |
| we are helicoptering |
| you are helicoptering |
| they are helicoptering |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have helicoptered |
| you have helicoptered |
| he/she/it has helicoptered |
| we have helicoptered |
| you have helicoptered |
| they have helicoptered |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was helicoptering |
| you were helicoptering |
| he/she/it was helicoptering |
| we were helicoptering |
| you were helicoptering |
| they were helicoptering |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had helicoptered |
| you had helicoptered |
| he/she/it had helicoptered |
| we had helicoptered |
| you had helicoptered |
| they had helicoptered |
| Future |
|---|
| I will helicopter |
| you will helicopter |
| he/she/it will helicopter |
| we will helicopter |
| you will helicopter |
| they will helicopter |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have helicoptered |
| you will have helicoptered |
| he/she/it will have helicoptered |
| we will have helicoptered |
| you will have helicoptered |
| they will have helicoptered |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be helicoptering |
| you will be helicoptering |
| he/she/it will be helicoptering |
| we will be helicoptering |
| you will be helicoptering |
| they will be helicoptering |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been helicoptering |
| you have been helicoptering |
| he/she/it has been helicoptering |
| we have been helicoptering |
| you have been helicoptering |
| they have been helicoptering |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been helicoptering |
| you will have been helicoptering |
| he/she/it will have been helicoptering |
| we will have been helicoptering |
| you will have been helicoptering |
| they will have been helicoptering |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been helicoptering |
| you had been helicoptering |
| he/she/it had been helicoptering |
| we had been helicoptering |
| you had been helicoptering |
| they had been helicoptering |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would helicopter |
| you would helicopter |
| he/she/it would helicopter |
| we would helicopter |
| you would helicopter |
| they would helicopter |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have helicoptered |
| you would have helicoptered |
| he/she/it would have helicoptered |
| we would have helicoptered |
| you would have helicoptered |
| they would have helicoptered |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations
helikoptéravrtulník
helikopter
helikoptero
بالگرد
helikopterikuljettaamatkustaa
helikopter
helikopter
helikopter
òyrla
ヘリコプター
헬리콥터
sraigtasparnis
helikopters
helikoptéra
helikopter
helikopter
เฮลิคอปเตอร์
máy bay trực thăng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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helicopter
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
helicopter
(ˈhelikoptə) nouna flying-machine kept in the air by large propellors fixed on top of it which go round very fast.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
helicopter
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