gyrocopter
/ˈdʒʌɪrə(ʊ)kɒptə
/noun
A small, light single-seater autogiro.A helicopter's rotor is powered but a gyrocopter's rotor is passive....
- In the air, the car would function as a gyrocopter, using a conventional propeller to provide thrust and helicopter-style rotors for lift.
- The gyrocopter is believed to have taken off from a local airfield and the identities of the deceased are due to be released today.
Origin
From gyro- 'relating to rotation', on the pattern of helicopter.
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