whirly

Examples

• All

• Amid the blizzard, the man was ready to escape in a super-fab streamlined whirly chopper...

  Fiction book (1998)

• The pilot skillfully maneuvered the whirly as it hovered above the landing zone.

• Just in case you wanted to get low, you know, Whirly Dirly over there.

• Children were excited to see a whirly flying above during the community festival.

Synonyms

H

helicopter

vswhirly

759 2.5

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

is a slangy casual word used informally instead of this standard name

C

chopper

vswhirly

• Slang

204 3.9

A machine with large top blades that flies and carries people

is a slangy informal term used in casual speech rather than this neutral name

H

helo

vswhirly

• Jargon

27 8.1

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

is a slangy casual term used in everyday speech not technical jargon

C

copter

vswhirly

• Informal

21 3.9

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

is a more slangy and playful word rather than this clipped form

H

heli

vswhirly

• Informal

3 8.5

A short word for a helicopter, a flying machine with spinning blades

is a more slangy and playful label than that short informal word

W

whirlybird

vswhirly

• Slang

2 9.1

A helicopter that flies using spinning blades

is a slangy and more playful term used in casual speech

How Informal

whirly

• Slang

9.9

helicopter

759 2.5

rotorcraft

• Specialized

1 7.5

Surface Forms

Etymology