rotorcraft

noun

Definition of rotorcraftnext
as in helicopter

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Recent Examples of rotorcraft The contract covers launch services and related costs for SpaceX to launch Dragonfly, a rotorcraft designed to explore the alien environment of Saturn's largest moon, Titan. — Ars Technica, 26 Nov. 2024 On December 11th, team members previewed the Mars Chopper rotorcraft project, which would be capable of transporting several pounds of equipment while also autonomously exploring as much as 2 miles Mars per day. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024 That is, until DARPA initiated its SPRINT program aimed at making the twain meet in an aircraft that could take off, land, and hover like a rotorcraft and then transition into a jet when in vertical flight. — David Szondy, New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024 New Frontiers Part of NASA’s New Frontiers program, Dragonfly is an ambitious mission to deploy a rotorcraft lander — a kind of drone — to the surface of the second-largest moon in the solar system. — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rotorcraft
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
  1. helicopter
  2. chopper
  3. copter
  4. helo
Noun
  • The process is expected to take up to an hour, according to SpaceX. Medical checks will be performed before the astronauts board a helicopter to the airport.
    — NBC News, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the life flight helicopter was blown off the roof and surrounding debris entered the radiators hospital’s generators, leaving the building without electricity, according to a presentation from Johnson County Emergency Management.
    — Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • The chopper, chartered by one-time Prime Minister Garry Conille to move police officers, has become the main mode of transport for government officials and their contacts needing to fly out of the capital.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The chopper, an Army Black Hawk with three crew members from nearby Fort Belvoir, Virginia, was conducting a training flight — a common practice in the busy airspace above Reagan.
    — Melissa Chan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of chopper
Noun
  • One finding even goes so far as to pinpoint and classify idiosyncrasies in piloting skills—so perhaps repeat offenders might one day be spotted by the thumbprint their copter leaves on the sky.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
  • As for the roll cage, impact-absorbing seats, and crash-resistant fuel tanks and windows, those are all typically found on larger, more expensive copters.
    — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
Definition of copter
Noun
  • Coordinating shades of green throughout the room helo tie together the area.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • As the attacker, Russia’s helicopters will be put in more vulnerable situations than Ukraine’s, as the helos are sent to areas where the enemy is expected to be dug in and waiting for them.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 26 May 2023
Definition of helo

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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.

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