autogiro

au·to·gi·ro

also au·to·gy·ro (ô′tō-jī′rō)

n. pl. au·to·gi·ros also au·to·gy·ros

An aircraft powered by a conventional propeller and supported in flight by a freewheeling, horizontal rotor that provides lift.

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autogiro

(ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪrəʊ) or

autogyro

n, pl -ros

(Aeronautics) a self-propelled aircraft supported in flight mainly by unpowered rotating horizontal blades. Also called: gyroplane Compare helicopter

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au•to•gi•ro

or au•to•gy•ro

(ˌɔ təˈdʒaɪ roʊ)

n., pl. -ros.

an aircraft with an unpowered propeller rotating horizontally to provide lift and a powered propeller for forward propulsion.

Also called gyroplane.

[1920–25; formerly a trademark]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

autogiro - an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller autogyro, gyroplane heavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it

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Translations

αυτόγυρο

autogiro

[ˈɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪərəʊ] N → autogiro m

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