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noun
A small landing area for helicopters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: helidrome
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 pad English helipad From heli- + pad.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
