helicopterとは

意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from French hélicoptère, from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix, “spiral”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”). Doublet of helicopteron. The dragonfly sense is from a dragonfly's ability to hover and fly in any direction, like the manmade flying machine.

発音

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈheliˌkɔptə(ɹ)/
• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛl.iˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/, /ˈhɛl.ɪˌkɒp.tə(ɹ)/
• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɨˌkɑptɚ/

名詞

helicopter (複数形 helicopters)

1. (aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.

   We flew over the city in a helicopter.

2. A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
3. (botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
4. (zoology, slang) A dragonfly.
5. A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.

同意語

• (aircraft): chopper (くだけた用法), copter (くだけた用法), eggbeater (スラング), heli (くだけた用法), helo (military, スラング), rotary-wing aircraft (technical), whirlybird (スラング)
• (trowelling device): power trowel, trowel machine
• (winged fruit): samara, whirlybird

派生語

• helicopter drop
• helicopter money
• helicopter parent
• roflcopter

派生した語

• → Cebuano: helikopter

動詞

helicopter (三人称単数 現在形 helicopters, 現在分詞 helicoptering, 過去形および過去分詞形 helicoptered)

1. (transitive) To transport by helicopter.
2. (intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
3. To rotate like a helicopter blade.

   helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms

4. To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.