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noun |
| definition: |
a type of aircraft that is held in the air and moved along by spinning blades attached to its top side.
City helicopters provide information from the air about road traffic.
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| related words: |
airplane |
The word helicopter
contains the following parts:
helic, helico
Greek
root
that means
spiral, circular
Example words:
pter, ptero, pteryg, pteryx
Greek
root
that means
wing, fin
Example words: