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autogiro in British English
or autogyro (ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪrəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -ros
a self-propelled aircraft supported in flight mainly by unpowered rotating horizontal blades
Also called: gyroplane. Compare helicopterWord origin
C20: originally a trademarkautogiro in American English
(ˌɔtəˈdʒaɪroʊ)
nounWord forms: plural ˌautoˈgiros
an aircraft that moves forward by means of a propeller and is supported in the air mainly by means of a large rotor mounted horizontally above the fuselage and turned by air pressure rather than motor power: largely superseded by the helicopter
Word origin
Sp, orig. a trademark, Autogiro < auto-, auto- + Gr gyros, a circle: see gyrateImage ofautogiro
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