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helicopter

noun
 
🔊/ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/
🔊/ˈhelɪkɑːptər/
(also informal copter, chopper)
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  1. an aircraft without wings that has large blades (= long flat parts) on top that go round. It can fly straight up from the ground and can also stay in one position in the air.直升机
    • a police/rescue helicopter警察/救援直升机
    • an attack helicopter攻击直升机
    • by helicopter He was rushed to the hospital by helicopter.他由直升机火速送到医院。🔊🔊
    • a helicopter pilot直升机驾驶员
    • a helicopter gunship武装直升机
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    • An air ambulance helicopter came to the rescue.一架救护直升机飞来救援。
    • He flew helicopters during the Gulf War.他在海湾战争中驾驶直升机。
    • Helicopters buzzed overhead.好几架直升机在头上轰鸣。
    • We're going to take a helicopter tour of the island.我们将乘坐直升机参观这个岛屿。
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • air-force
    • army
    • coastguard
    • …
    verb + helicopter
    • fly
    • pilot
    • board
    • …
    helicopter + verb
    • fly
    • circle
    • hover
    • …
    helicopter + noun
    • flight
    • ride
    • trip
    • …
    preposition
    • by helicopter
    • in a/​the helicopter
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    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French hélicoptère, from Greek helix ‘spiral’ + pteron ‘wing’.