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whirlybird

/ˈwɜːr.li.bɜːrd/

Traduction: Nom désignant un aéronef sans ailes qui obtient sa portance par la rotation de pales situées au-dessus de l'appareil.

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noun

/ˈwɜːr.li.bɜːrd/C1formal
  • frNom désignant un aéronef sans ailes qui obtient sa portance par la rotation de pales situées au-dessus de l'appareil.

A noun referring to an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades.

  1. HelicopterB1informalamerican

    An aircraft that is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors, allowing it to take off and land vertically, hover, and fly in any direction.

    frhélicoptère

    • The news reporter arrived in a whirlybird to cover the traffic jam.
    • We took a scenic tour of the city in a whirlybird.
    • The whirlybird landed on the hospital's helipad.

    Synonymeschoppereggbeaterhelicopter

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  • whirlybirds plural form
  • whirlybirds' possessive plural form
  • whirlybird's possessive singular form