Meaning of "helicopter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HELICOPTER

From French hélicoptère, from helico- + Greek pteron wing.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HELICOPTER

helicopter  [ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELICOPTER

Helicopter is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb helicopter in English.

WHAT DOES HELICOPTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forward, backward, and laterally. These attributes allow helicopters to be used in congested or isolated areas where fixed-wing aircraft and other forms of vertical takeoff and landing aircraft cannot perform. The word helicopter is adapted from the French language hélicoptère, coined by Gustave Ponton d'Amécourt in 1861, which originates from the Greek helix/helik- "twisted, curved" and pteron "wing". English-language nicknames for helicopter include "chopper", "copter", "helo", "heli" and "whirlybird". Helicopters were developed and built during the first half-century of flight, with the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 being the first operational helicopter in 1936. Some helicopters reached limited production, but it was not until 1942 that a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky reached full-scale production, with 131 aircraft built.

Definition of helicopter in the English dictionary

The definition of helicopter in the dictionary is to transport or to be transported by helicopter.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HELICOPTER

PRESENT

Present

I helicopter

you helicopter

he/she/it helicopters

we helicopter

you helicopter

they helicopter

Present continuous

I am helicoptering

you are helicoptering

he/she/it is helicoptering

we are helicoptering

you are helicoptering

they are helicoptering

Present perfect

I have helicoptered

you have helicoptered

he/she/it has helicoptered

we have helicoptered

you have helicoptered

they have helicoptered

Present perfect continuous

I have been helicoptering

you have been helicoptering

he/she/it has been helicoptering

we have been helicoptering

you have been helicoptering

they have been helicoptering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I helicoptered

you helicoptered

he/she/it helicoptered

we helicoptered

you helicoptered

they helicoptered

Past continuous

I was helicoptering

you were helicoptering

he/she/it was helicoptering

we were helicoptering

you were helicoptering

they were helicoptering

Past perfect

I had helicoptered

you had helicoptered

he/she/it had helicoptered

we had helicoptered

you had helicoptered

they had helicoptered

Past perfect continuous

I had been helicoptering

you had been helicoptering

he/she/it had been helicoptering

we had been helicoptering

you had been helicoptering

they had been helicoptering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will helicopter

you will helicopter

he/she/it will helicopter

we will helicopter

you will helicopter

they will helicopter

Future continuous

I will be helicoptering

you will be helicoptering

he/she/it will be helicoptering

we will be helicoptering

you will be helicoptering

they will be helicoptering

Future perfect

I will have helicoptered

you will have helicoptered

he/she/it will have helicoptered

we will have helicoptered

you will have helicoptered

they will have helicoptered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been helicoptering

you will have been helicoptering

he/she/it will have been helicoptering

we will have been helicoptering

you will have been helicoptering

they will have been helicoptering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would helicopter

you would helicopter

he/she/it would helicopter

we would helicopter

you would helicopter

they would helicopter

Conditional continuous

I would be helicoptering

you would be helicoptering

he/she/it would be helicoptering

we would be helicoptering

you would be helicoptering

they would be helicoptering

Conditional perfect

I would have helicopter

you would have helicopter

he/she/it would have helicopter

we would have helicopter

you would have helicopter

they would have helicopter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been helicoptering

you would have been helicoptering

he/she/it would have been helicoptering

we would have been helicoptering

you would have been helicoptering

they would have been helicoptering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you helicopter
we let´s helicopter
you helicopter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to helicopter

Past participle

helicoptered

Present Participle

helicoptering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF HELICOPTER

Find out the translation of helicopter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of helicopter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «helicopter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 直升机
• Translator English - Spanish: helicóptero
• English: helicopter
• Translator English - Hindi: हेलीकाप्टर
• Translator English - Arabic: هِليكُوبْتَر
• Translator English - Russian: вертолет
• Translator English - Portuguese: helicóptero
• Translator English - Bengali: হেলিকপ্টার
• Translator English - French: hélicoptère
• Translator English - Malay: Helikopter
• Translator English - German: Hubschrauber
• Translator English - Japanese: ヘリコプター
• Translator English - Korean: 헬리콥터
• Translator English - Javanese: Helikopter
• Translator English - Vietnamese: máy bay trực thăng
• Translator English - Tamil: ஹெலிகாப்டர்
• Translator English - Marathi: हेलिकॉप्टर
• Translator English - Turkish: helikopter
• Translator English - Italian: elicottero
• Translator English - Polish: helikopter
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гелікоптер
• Translator English - Romanian: elicopter
• Translator English - Greek: ελικόπτερο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: helikopter
• Translator English - Swedish: helikopter
• Translator English - Norwegian: helikopter

10 QUOTES WITH «HELICOPTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word helicopter.

1

Kate Adie

In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of a helicopter and, when we were in Bosnia, I drove an armoured vehicle, thousands of miles.

2

Anthony Anderson

Tom Arnold and I, we have a huge firefight scene on top of a German tank. I get to shoot 50 caliber rounds. We shoot a helicopter out of the sky. That's the only fight I'm in.

3

Yann Arthus-Bertrand

After Hurricane Katrina, over New Orleans, my helicopter crashed and the pilot and I were only saved because we fell on the roof of a flooded house that absorbed the shock. When the helicopter was spiraling downward out of control, I didn't expect to survive at all.

4

Felix Baumgartner

I'm 100 percent sure I'm becoming a really good helicopter pilot.

5

Felix Baumgartner

I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.

6

Roberto Cavalli

I am a helicopter pilot. Something that gives me pleasure sometimes is taking my helicopter to go high, 2000 meter, 6000 feet, to go there and feel like a bird. In this moment I feel free.

7

Francis Ford Coppola

The most adventurous thing I've done is learn how to fly a helicopter in the Philippines. One night we landed on a beach and slept on it.

8

Patricia Cornwell

If it's really beautiful weather, sometimes I might take a helicopter out. I got my license in 1999.

9

Matt Damon

Now that I have kids, I'm probably more overprotective than I've ever been. My wife's nickname for me is 'red alert.' I sometimes check just to see if the kids are breathing. But I try not to be a helicopter parent.

10

David R. Ellis

So then I started doing a lot of episodic TV, just car chases or helicopter chases or whatever.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELICOPTER»

Discover the use of helicopter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to helicopter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Principles of Helicopter Aerodynamics with CD Extra

Written by an internationally recognized teacher and researcher, this book provides a thorough, modern treatment of the aerodynamic principles of helicopters and other rotating-wing vertical lift aircraft such as tilt rotors and autogiros.

J. Gordon Leishman, 2006

Apache Helicopter Pilots

Discusses aspects of flying military helicopters, offering information on training, daily activities, and dangers faced by Apache pilots.

Antony Loveless, 2009

Rattler One-Seven: A Vietnam Helicopter Pilot's War Story

Rattler One-Seven puts you in the helicopter seat, to see the war in Vietnam through the eyes of an inexperienced pilot as he transforms himself into a seasoned combat veteran.

Chuck Gross, 2006

Helicopter Theory

In this book, Dr. Johnson has compiled a monumental resource that is essential reading for any student or aeronautical engineer interested in the design and development of vertical-flight aircraft.

Wayne Johnson, 2012

US Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam

The helicopter changed war forever. This book examines the range of duties helicopter pilots carried out in Vietnam, from air-lift, med-evac and fire-support to landing in high volume crossfires in 'Hot LZs'.

Gordon L Rottman, 2012

Fatal Traps for Helicopter Pilots

This life-saving guide shows how proper preparation can help prevent accidents by addressing causes such as aerodynamic problems, mechanical failures, poor loading, mid-air collisions, and more.

Greg Whyte, 2006

Vietnam War Helicopter Art: U.S. Army Rotor Aircraft

Hundreds of unique color photos showing how soldiers decorated their helicopters during the Vietnam War Elaborate, colorful, and often comical nose art inspired by Sixties and Seventies pop culture, music, cartoons and comics, psychedelia, ...

John Brennan, 2012

Art of the Helicopter

Whilst the contents of the book are expressed in straightforward language there is no oversimplification and the content is based on established physics and accepted theory.

John Watkinson, 2003

Helicopter Test and Evaluation

This book combines theoretical information on aerodynamics, stability, control and performance with practical guidance on flight test principles and practice

Alastair Cooke, Eric Fitzpatrick, 2009

Helicopter Aerodynamics Volume II

This is a collection of the Ray Prouty's columns in Rotor and Wing and American Helicopter Society's Vertiflite magazine from 1992 to 2004.

Ray Prouty, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELICOPTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term helicopter is used in the context of the following news items.

Navy Pushes Back First Flight of New Sikorsky Helicopter - WSJ

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has been forced to delay the first flight of its largest helicopter until later this year while it completes testing fixes to its ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»

Helicopter pilot who crashed in Afghanistan killing five | Daily Mail …

An RAF pilot may have descended suddenly to allow servicemen to experience near weightlessness before his helicopter crashed into the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Bronwyn Bishop spends $5,000 on 80km charter helicopter flight …

Labor is demanding an explanation from Bronwyn Bishop after it was revealed she chartered a helicopter to take an 80-kilometre flight from ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Hard landing helicopter triggered large emergency response in …

The alert that triggered the emergency call was caused when a crop-dusting helicopter's emergency transponder was activated, an indication of ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

Army helicopter lands in minefield - and explodes just seconds later …

This is the shocking moment a Columbian army helicopter lands in a minefield and explodes, killing four soldiers on board. It was escorting ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

Why Helicopter Parenting Is The New Victorianism - The Federalist

What the stereotypical Victorians did to women is what stereotypical helicopter parents (or alarmist neighbors) do to children. Examining the ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»

Helicopter Tour; Money Smart | KTLA

In this Money Smart Giveaway, our Glen Walker is climbing into the cockpit to give you a chance to get off the ground with Elite Helicopter Tours ... «KTLA, Jul 15»

Helicopter lands on road - The Hindu

A helicopter with 19 passengers on board landed on a road owing to ... A Pawan Hans helicopter on Tuesday made an emergency landing on ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»

Rotary clubs keep Taranaki Community Rescue Helicopter airborne …

Having fun in the Taranaki Community Rescue Helicopter are, from left, St John paramedic Megan Stewart and crewman Ben Wallbank with ... «Taranaki Daily News, Jul 15»

LDCC Agriculture Aviation Program adds helicopter training

Over the last three years there has been a significant increase in use of rotary wing aircraft (helicopters) in agriculture aviation resulting in a ... «Monroe News Star, Jul 15»