GYROPLANE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

Synonyms:

autogiro; autogyro; gyroplane

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gyroplane" is a kind of...):

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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