Definition of whirlybird Whirlybird

whirl•y•bird

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What does whirlybird mean?

Noun
whirlybird - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
		helicopter, chopper, eggbeater
		heavier-than-air craft a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it
		vane, blade the flattened weblike part of a feather consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft
		cargo helicopter a helicopter that carries cargo
		landing skid one of two parts of the landing gear of a helicopter
		rotor rotating mechanism consisting of an assembly of rotating airfoils; "there are horizontal rotors on a helicopter or compressor rotors in a jet engine"
		shuttle helicopter a helicopter that shuttles back and forth
		single-rotor helicopter a helicopter having a single rotor