heliport
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A place where helicopters land, take off and are parked
- noun
- /ˈhɛliˌpɔrt/
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heliopuerto
- The new hospital will include a heliport for rapid air ambulance access.
- airports and heliports
- heliport atop the hospital
- new downtown heliport
Examples
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Where's the heliport?
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We have a limo that'll take you to the heliport now.
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Go on ahead to the heliport and stand by.
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You guys go up to the heliport, OK?
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We gotta get to the heliport.
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We want a heliport on the roof.
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I need you to go back up to the heliport.
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Air 11 en route from the heliport.
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And you'll meet me at 4:00 at the Wall Street Heliport and we'll leave together.
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Joe took the long way back to the heliport, mingling contentedly with tourists on the Mall.
Fiction book (2001)
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Etymology
The word heliport comes from heli-, from helicopter, and port 'harbour' or 'place to land'. So a heliport is like an airport just for helicopters, where they land, take off, and get service.