ROTOR HEAD

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns

Synonyms:

rotor head; rotor shaft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

axis; axis of rotation (the center around which something rotates)

Holonyms ("rotor head" 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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