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noun
A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) allowing helicopters to land and take off.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth2- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth2r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English heli- English deck English helideck From heli- + deck.
