Phrase guide

attack helicopter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An armed helicopter with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles, and fortifications.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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Broader terms: attack aircraft

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noun

Meaning 2

A fictitious gender assigned or suggested in quips, used to dismiss non-binary gender identities, and sometimes also transness in general.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, derogatory, humorous, neologism, offensive

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 攻擊直升機 /攻击直升机 (gōngjī zhíshēngjī) — (military) armed helicopter
  • Danish: kamphelikopter — (military) armed helicopter
  • Finnish: taisteluhelikopteri — (military) armed helicopter
  • French: hélicoptère de combat — (military) armed helicopter
  • French: hélicoptère d'attaque — (military) armed helicopter
  • German: Kampfhubschrauber — (military) armed helicopter
  • German: Kampfhelikopter — (military) armed helicopter
  • Polish: helikopter szturmowy — (military) armed helicopter
  • Romanian: elicopter de luptă — (military) armed helicopter
  • Romanian: elicopter de atac — (military) armed helicopter
  • Russian: боево́й вертолёт (bojevój vertoljót) — (military) armed helicopter
  • Russian: уда́рный вертолёт (udárnyj vertoljót) — (military) armed helicopter
  • Turkish: atak helikopteri — (military) armed helicopter