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单词 whirlybird
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whirlybird

[ hwur-lee-burd, wur- ]
/ ˈʰwɜr liˌbɜrd, ˈwɜr- /
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noun Informal.

helicopter.

Origin of whirlybird

First recorded in 1950–55; whirl + -y1 + bird

Words nearby whirlybird

whirling dervish, whirlpool, whirlpool bath, whirlwind, whirly, whirlybird, whirry, whish, whisht, whisk, whisk broom
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Example sentences from the Web for whirlybird

  • The problem, seems to me, is how we're going to use it without the whirlybird.

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British Dictionary definitions for whirlybird

whirlybird
/ (ˈwɜːlɪˌbɜːd) /

noun

an informal word for helicopter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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