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whirlybird

UK
/ˈwɜːliˌbɜːd/
US
/ˈwɜrliˌbɜrd/
whirlybirdnoun
whirlybirds
pl
UK
/ˈwɜːliˌbɜːd/
US
/ˈwɜrliˌbɜrd/
Translations
hélicoptèreFamilier.
The rescue team arrived quickly in a whirlybird to airlift the injured hikers.
L’équipe de secours est arrivée rapidement en hélicoptère pour évacuer les randonneurs blessés.
samareBotanique.
The children chased the whirlybirds that fluttered down from the old maple.
Les enfants couraient après les samares qui tombaient en tournoyant de l’érable ancien.
Additional translations
extracteur de toitAustralie, langage courant; appareil de ventilation monté sur le toit.
Definitions
A helicopter, an aircraft that derives its lift from rotating blades.
The rescue team arrived quickly in a whirlybird to airlift the injured hikers.
A winged seed (samara) of a maple or similar tree that spins as it falls to the ground.
The children chased the whirlybirds that fluttered down from the old maple.
(Australia, informal) A roof-mounted ventilator with spinning vanes used to extract hot air from a building.
They installed two whirlybirds on the roof to keep the house cooler in summer.
Synonyms
helicopter
chopper
copter
rotorcraft
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