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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HELIPAD

From heli- + pad1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HELIPAD

helipad  [ˈhɛlɪˌpæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELIPAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Helipad is 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.

WHAT DOES HELIPAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

helipad

Helipad

A helicopter landing pad is a landing area or platform for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can land safely.

Definition of helipad in the English dictionary

The definition of helipad in the dictionary is a place for helicopters to land and take off.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELIPAD


footpad
ˈfʊtˌpæd
inking-pad
ˈɪŋkɪŋˌpæd
inkpad
ˈɪŋkˌpæd
iPad
ˈaɪˌpæd
keypad
ˈkiːˌpæd
kneepad
ˈniːˌpæd
lampad
ˈlæmpæd
NEPAD
ˈniːpæd
notepad
ˈnəʊtpæd
pad
pæd
scorepad
ˈskɔːˌpæd
skidpad
ˈskɪdpæd
SPAD
spæd
tonepad
ˈtəʊnˌpæd
touchpad
ˈtʌtʃˌpæd
trackpad
ˈtrækpæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELIPAD

heliotropic
heliotropical
heliotropically
heliotropin
heliotropism
heliotropy
heliotype
heliotypic
heliotypy
heliozoan
heliozoic
helipilot
heliport
helispheric
helispherical
helistop
helium
helium balloon
helium flash
helix

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELIPAD

bachelor pad
bed pad
brake pad
crash pad
desk pad
helicopter pad
ink pad
launch pad
launching pad
lily pad
memo pad
mouse pad
numeric keypad
PIN pad
scouring pad
scratch pad
shoulder pad
sketch pad
stamp pad
suction pad

Synonyms and antonyms of helipad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «helipad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELIPAD

Find out the translation of helipad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of helipad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «helipad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

直升机升降坪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

helipuerto
570 millions of speakers

English

helipad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हेलिपैड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مهبط للطائرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вертолетная площадка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heliporto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হেলিপ্যাডে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hélistation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helipad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heliport
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ヘリポート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

헬기 이착륙장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Helipad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sân bay trực thăng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹெலிபேடுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅलीपॅड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

helikopter pisti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eliapprodo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lądowisko dla helikopterów
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вертолітна площадка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heliport
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελικοδρόμιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

helipad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

helikopterplatta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

helipad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of helipad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELIPAD»

The term «helipad» is regularly used and occupies the 80.607 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELIPAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «helipad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «helipad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about helipad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELIPAD»

Discover the use of helipad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to helipad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Experimental Robotics VIII: Proceedings of the 8th ...
We have previously [11] presented a detailed analysis of the results obtained in the first nine landings, which dealt with the nominal case, i.e. the helipad was stationary and always visible to the helicopter. In this paper we consider the case of ...
Bruno Siciliano, Paolo Dario, 2003
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Footprints in the Jungle : Natural Resource Industries, ...
At each helipad there was a fly camp for workers to stay in during the different phases of seismic exploration. The distance from the helipad to the line varied; some helipads were actually located on the seismic line, and others were located as ...
Ian A. Bowles Senior Director of Environmental Affairs National Security Council, Washington D.C. Glenn T. Prickett Senior Director Conservation International, 2001
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Army aviation lighting
Figures 4-1 through 4-6 and the design criteria set forth herein are intended to serve as a guide in designing and installing a typical helipad lighting system conforming to VFR operation requirements, and consisting of perimeter lights as the ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1989
4
Breaking the Ice in Antarctica: The First Indian Wintering ...
During this period I noticed that the aluminium helipad which had withstood 1 2 sorties was gradually sinking in ice, and by January 5 evening, it was already 1 m deep. Furthermore, the sinking of the entire helipad was not uniform- it had a ...
Satya S. Sharma, 2001
5
Organizational Public Relations: A Political Perspective
If the trauma is deemed not immediately life-threatening, the helicopter lands at a helipad at a downtown hospital, the patient is transferred to a waiting ambulance and driven the six miles to Kid's Place. If the trauma is somewhat more ...
Christopher Spicer, 2013
6
Multi-Robot Systems: From Swarms to Intelligent Automata
These descriptors are used for locating the helipad. For a detailed description of the algorithm the readers are referred to (Sari- palli et al., 2002). After the helipad is located, the state estimation algorithm calculates the coordinates and ...
Alan C. Schultz, Lynne E. Parker, 2002
7
Cyclic and Collective
Ground Level Helipad One of the important points to consider here is that you need to have clear areas for the takeoff (and overshoot for landing) as you obviously cannot descend below the level of the helipad. A ground level helipad may not ...
Shawn Coyle, 2009
8
Planning of Army Aviation Facilities
Standard VFR helipad. VFR standards are used when no requirement exists or will exist in the future for an IFR facility. Criteria for this type of helipad permits the accommodation of all helipad lighting systems. c. Limited use helipad. This is a ...
‎1983
9
GTA Brady guide:
Finally, Trevor does not get to hang out at this airport: he has his own hanger and helipad at Sandy Shores Airfield—he took it over from The Lost after “Nervous Hon." (Internet Order Aircraft: Duster, Shamal, Cuban 800, Luxor. Stunt.) ...
GameOn Digital
10
Natanz:The Final Notice
The Delta operators take up a defensive position around the helipad and the dust starts to settle. The visibility is improving and they can see the IRGC beginning to move into position on the entrance road next to the helipad. The Iranians ...
Jason Kramer

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELIPAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term helipad is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Prince William called out to first mission with East Anglian Air …
... an air ambulance pilot, including refreshing his knowledge on hospital locations, helipad locations and further familiarisation with the aircraft. «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
2
Mega-hospital to be located at County Road 42 and Conc. 9 …
According to sources what separated the property from the rest of the field were accessibility, size and helipad accommodation. It's a clean site ... «Windsor Star, Jul 15»
3
Georgia Man Arrested After Charging Helipad in Pennsylvania
Mt. Lebanon police say Eric Logan was suffering from a "mental health issue'' when he charged St. Clair Hospital's ground-level helipad ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
4
Man arrested after driving onto St. Clair Hospital helipad
A 50-year-old Georgia man nearly drove a stolen car into a helicopter that was preparing to take off from St. Clair Hospital June 12 with a ... «The Almanac, Jul 15»
5
Georgia man charged in St. Clair Hospital helipad incident
Published: July 13, 2015 By Suzanne Elliott Almanac Staff Writer David Singer/The Almanac A view of the St. Clair Hospital helipad and emergency room intake, ... «South Carolina SC, Jul 15»
6
Construction of helipad in Gao completed
The Chinese peacekeeping force in Mali has completed the construction of a helipad in the eastern town of Gao over three days. Gao is a ... «CCTV, Jul 15»
7
New Helipad for Cornwall's Air Ambulance
Search Search. Pirate FM News · Home · News · Cornwall News; Article. New Helipad for Cornwall's Air Ambulance. Delicious · Submit this page to reddit Tweet ... «Pirate FM, Jul 15»
8
Mt. Lebanon police arrest Ga. man accused of driving onto active St …
... barreled into the emergency department parking lot off Bower Hill Road, traveled over a sidewalk and onto the ground-level helipad, where a ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
9
Helipad appeal's £250000 boost
Sheffield based health insurer Westfield Health made the staggering donation last month - and construction work on the new helipad is now ... «The Star, Jul 15»
10
Surf Life Saving WA receives $1.3m for new helipad
Lotterywest has granted Surf Life Saving Western Australia over $1.3 million for the construction of a new heliport facility at Rouse Head in ... «Business News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Helipad [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/helipad>. May 2024 ».
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