heli

Examples

• All

• I had a Delorme inReach device to call in a heli rescue if I needed it," he says.

  Blog text (7)

• Get on the radio to the heli-base.

  Always (1989)

• Here's our heli helicopter, our ride of death on this fine day.

• The rescue team arrived quickly in a heli to help the stranded hikers.

• During our tour, the pilot showed us beautiful landscapes from the heli.

Synonyms

H

helicopter

vsheli

759 2.5

A flying machine with turning blades that can hover and take off straight up

is the informal spoken word rather than the formal technical name

H

helo

vsheli

• Jargon

27 8.1

A helicopter that carries people or supplies, often used by the military

is the informal everyday word not tied to military use

C

copter

vsheli

• Informal

21 3.9

A short informal word for a helicopter that flies using turning blades

has identical meaning but is a different informal variant

W

whirlybird

vsheli

• Slang

2 9.1

A helicopter that flies using spinning blades

is the general informal term rather than a playful nickname

R

rotorcraft

vsheli

• Specialized

1 7.5

A flying machine lifted and moved by spinning blades like a helicopter

is the casual informal name for a single vehicle not the broad technical class

W

whirly

vsheli

• Slang

9.9

An informal word for a helicopter used in speech

is the regular informal term rather than the more slangy label

Surface Forms

Etymology