单词 | gyrocopter |
释义 | > as lemmasgyrocopter gyrocopter n. Brit. /ˈdʒʌɪrə(ʊ)kɒptə/ , U.S. /ˈdʒaɪrəˌkɑptər/ [after helicopter] a kind of helicopter; now spec. a small, light, single-seater one (cf. autogiro n.).ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > rotary wing aircraft > [noun] > helicopter or gyrocopter helicopter1861 automotive1865 gyroplane1907 gyropter1908 gyrocopter1915 egg-beater1937 mixmaster1946 'copter1947 chopper1951 whirlybird1951 1915 Aeronautics 9 June 385/1 The gyrocopter is a variation of the helicopter operated by a rotary motor. 1934 W. Holtby Pavements at Anderby (1937) i. 25 The gyrocopter sailed over the rim of the wold and sank silently into the deep meadow. 1962 Britannica Bk. Yr. 1961 545/2 Among new scientific gadgets there was the gyrocopter, a rotorcraft having both drive to rotors and a normal propeller, and usually a very light single-seater craft. 1965 Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ont.) 21 Apr. 6/5 The club members hope to turn their gyrogliders into motorized gyrocopters. 1969 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 1 Apr. 19/2 Gyrocopters are against the law in Australia. Nobody may fly them, even..in the remoteness of his own cattle station. < as lemmas |
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