gyrocopter
[ jahy-ruh-kop-ter ]
/ ˈdʒaɪ rəˌkɒp tər /
noun
Origin of gyrocopter
First recorded in 1910–15;
gyro- +
(heli)copter
Words nearby gyrocopter
gyro horizon,
gyro pilot,
gyro repeater,
gyro-,
gyrocompass,
gyrocopter,
gyrodyne,
gyrofrequency,
gyroidal,
gyromagnetic,
gyromagnetic ratio
Example sentences from the Web for gyrocopter
The gyrocopter was sluggish, dipped alarmingly when it should have darted, arrow-like, to its mark.
The Great Dome on Mercury |Arthur Leo ZagatHere, cover me with this till I reach the gyrocopter, then get back quick, and seal the air-lock.
The Great Dome on Mercury |Arthur Leo ZagatDarl's gyrocopter was diving on a long slant for the Dome wall.
The Great Dome on Mercury |Arthur Leo ZagatThe gyrocopter that could carry them aloft, out of the rout, was fifty feet away.
The Great Dome on Mercury |Arthur Leo Zagat