helicopter

US: /ˈhɛɫɪˌkɑptɝ/
UK: /hˈɛlɪkˌɒptɐ/


English Vietnamese dictionary


helicopter /'helikɔptə/
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Advanced English dictionary


(also informal copter, chopper)
+ noun
an aircraft without wings that has large blades on top that go round. It can fly straight up from the ground and can also stay in one position in the air: He was rushed to the hospital by helicopter. + a police helicopter + a helicopter pilot

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

air force, military, police | civilian, private | rescue | model

VERB + HELICOPTER

fly
He flew helicopters during the Gulf War.

HELICOPTER + VERB

fly | hover
The helicopter hovered above the air strip.
| take off | land | crash | carry sb
a helicopter carrying troops

HELICOPTER + NOUN

flight | pad | pilot | gunship

PREP.

by ~
The victims were flown to hospital by helicopter.
| in a/the ~
There were three people in the helicopter when it crashed.


Concise English dictionary


helicopters'helɪkɑptə(r) /-kɒp-
noun
+an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades