ROTOR BLADE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air

Synonyms:

rotary wing; rotor blade

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rotor blade" is a kind of...):

aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)

Holonyms ("rotor blade" is a part of...):

main rotor (rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air)

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