Rotorcraft vs. Helicopter

Rotorcraftnoun

Any aircraft that obtains its lift from rotors.

Rotorcraft

A rotorcraft or rotary-wing aircraft is a heavier-than-air aircraft with rotary wings or rotor blades, which generate lift by rotating around a vertical mast. Several rotor blades mounted on a single mast are referred to as a rotor.

Helicopternoun

An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.

Helicopternoun

a powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.

Helicopternoun

a winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple

Helicopternoun

(slang) A dragonfly; so named because of its resemblance to a helicopter.

Helicopterverb

(transitive) To transport by helicopter.

Helicopterverb

(intransitive) To travel by helicopter.

Helicopterverb

To rotate like a helicopter blade.

Helicopterverb

To overprotect one's children.

Helicopternoun

a heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted with fixed-wing aircraft.

Helicopterverb

to travel in a helicopter.

Helicopterverb

to transport in a helicopter.

Helicopternoun

an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

Helicopternoun

a type of aircraft which derives both lift and propulsion from one or more sets of horizontally revolving overhead rotors. It is capable of moving vertically and horizontally, the direction of motion being controlled by the pitch of the rotor blades.

Helicopterverb

transport by helicopter

Helicopterverb

fly somewhere in a helicopter

Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by horizontally-spinning rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward and laterally.