NOUN | artifact | autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane | an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades) |
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Meaning | An aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller. | |
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Synonyms | autogyro, gyroplane | |
Broader | heavier-than-air craft | A non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it |
Spanish | autogiro | |
Catalan | autogir |
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