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whirlybird

/ˈwɜːr.li.bɜːrd/

Tradução: Substantivo informal que designa um aeronave sem asas que obtém sustentação pela rotação de pás no topo; helicóptero.

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noun

/ˈwɜːr.li.bɜːrd/C1formal
  • ptSubstantivo informal que designa um aeronave sem asas que obtém sustentação pela rotação de pás no topo; helicóptero.

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.

    ptHelicóptero

    • 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.

    Sinônimoschoppereggbeaterhelicopter

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  • whirlybird's possessive singular form