| 释义 |
'copter, copter
Short for helicopter. Also attrib. Chiefly U.S.
1947Sun (Baltimore) 28 June 9/2 The 'copter stepped out of the test tunnel into a wartime job. 1949Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. LIII. 311/1 Even the provision of ‘City Copter Courts’, as they had been called, would not ensure the full economic utilisation of the helicopter transport potential, unless the public were educated to be helicopter-minded. 1953Pohl & Kornbluth Space Merchants (1955) ii. 23 ‘Damn-fool bus drivers,’ Jack grunted, staring up at the 'copter. |