gyroplane

noun

gy·​ro·​plane ˈjī-rə-ˌplān How to pronounce gyroplane (audio)
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: an aircraft that uses unpowered rotating airfoils to generate lift : autogiro

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Two members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) died in a gyroplane crash near Sirkan, a city in the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan, on Monday according to the Fars News Agency. — Michael D. Carroll and Maya Mehrara, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 An 83-year-old woman was killed in a gyroplane plane crash Saturday in Napoleon Township, police said. — Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 4 Aug. 2024

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1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of gyroplane was in 1907

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