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helo

US/ˈhi.loʊ/

helo noun: a helicopter.

Noun

helo (plural helos)

  1. (slang) A helicopter.

Verb

helo (third-person singular simple present helos, present participle heloing, simple past and past participle heloed)

  1. (rare, slang) To travel via helicopter.
    • As soon as it's flyable, I've got a squad of air policemen heloing in from Mountain Home to set up a defensive perimeter, and park rangers and Idaho State Policemen ready to go into the mountains after this guy.1998, Stephen Hunter, Time to Hunt, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, →ISBN, page 380

Forms of helo

Noun
pluralhelos
Verb
third-person singular presenthelos
present participleheloing
past participleheloed
pastheloed

Origin of helo

Clipping of helicopter + -o.

Words that rhyme with helo

Questions about helo

What does helo mean?
Helo means a helicopter.
What part of speech is helo?
Helo can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce helo?
Helo is pronounced /ˈhi.loʊ/ (US).
What is the plural of helo?
The plural of helo is helos.

Words near helo in the dictionary

  1. helmswoman
  2. helmswomen
  3. Helmuth
  4. Helmuths
  5. helmutwinklerite
  6. helo
  7. helo-
  8. helobial
  9. helobious
  10. HELOC
  11. helocrene

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