any aircraft having wings that rotate about a vertical or nearly vertical axis, as the autogiro or helicopter
Word origin
gyro- + plane1
gyroplane in American English
(ˈdʒairəˌplein)
noun
autogiro
Word origin
[1905–10; gyro- + plane1]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspect ratio, cadre, jazz, scrounge, stabilizer
Examples of 'gyroplane' in a sentence
gyroplane
The aim of the work was to assess the level of damage initiation of the composite gyroplane undercarriage.
Karol Szklarek, Patryk Różyło 2018, 'Evaluation of the Damage Initiation of a Composite Thin-Walled Structure, on the Exampleof the ADUSTER Gyroplane Undercarriage', Advances in Science and Technology Research Journalhttp://www.journalssystem.com/astrj/Evaluation-of-the-damage-initiation-of-a-composite-thin-walled-structure-on-the-example,99986,0,2.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)