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gyrodyne

gyrodyne noun: a kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight.

Noun

gyrodyne (plural gyrodynes)

  1. A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight

Forms of gyrodyne

pluralgyrodynes

Origin of gyrodyne

From gyro- + -dyne.

Questions about gyrodyne

What does gyrodyne mean?
Gyrodyne means a kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight.
What part of speech is gyrodyne?
Gyrodyne is a noun.
What is the plural of gyrodyne?
The plural of gyrodyne is gyrodynes.

Words near gyrodyne in the dictionary

  1. gyrodactylid
  2. gyrodactylids
  3. gyrodactylosis
  4. gyrodiagonal
  5. gyrodiagonals
  6. gyrodyne
  7. gyrodynes
  8. gyroelectric
  9. gyroelongated
  10. gyrofield
  11. gyrofields

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