英和和英

語源

Blend of parcel +‎ -copter

名詞

parcelcopter (複数形 parcelcopters)

1. A small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle used to promptly transport a package.
   • 2014 October 8, “DHL's parcelcopter drone taking to the air”, in TechSmart Business:

     Utilising a remotely controlled quad-copter drone, DHL's new service will send its parcelcopters to the small German island of Juist, while flying 50 metres above ground to avoid any air control regulations.

   • 2015 February 18, Chris Morris, “Where can Amazon legally fly its drones?”, in Fortune:

     And, in Germany, DHL launched an experimental drone delivery service called “parcelcopter” in December 2013, carrying small parcels to the small island of Juist (population 2,000).

   • 2015, Susan Hayes, Really? Robots, page 17:

     Express delivery Parcelcopters could deliver packages and pizzas to your door!