HyperDic: autogyro

English > 1 sense of the word autogyro:
NOUNartifactautogyro, autogiro, gyroplanean aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades)
English > autogyro: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller.
Synonymsautogiro, gyroplane
Broaderheavier-than-air craftA non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
Spanishautogiro
Catalanautogir

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