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parcelcopter

parcelcopter noun: a small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle used to promptly transport a package.

parcelcopter: a small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle used to promptly transport a package
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Noun

parcelcopter (plural parcelcopters)

  1. A small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle used to promptly transport a package.
    • Utilising a remotely controlled quad-copter drone, DHL's new service will send its parcelcopters to the small German island of Juist, while flying 50 metres above ground to avoid any air control regulations.2014 October 8, “DHL's parcelcopter drone taking to the air”, in TechSmart Business
    • And, in Germany, DHL launched an experimental drone delivery service called “parcelcopter” in December 2013, carrying small parcels to the small island of Juist (population 2,000).2015 February 18, Chris Morris, “Where can Amazon legally fly its drones?”, in Fortune

Forms of parcelcopter

pluralparcelcopters

Origin of parcelcopter

Blend of parcel + -copter.

Questions about parcelcopter

What does parcelcopter mean?
Parcelcopter means a small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle used to promptly transport a package.
What part of speech is parcelcopter?
Parcelcopter is a noun.
What is the plural of parcelcopter?
The plural of parcelcopter is parcelcopters.

Words near parcelcopter in the dictionary

  1. parcel up
  2. parcel-poet
  3. parcel-poets
  4. parcelation
  5. parcelations
  6. parcelcopter
  7. parcelcopters
  8. parceled
  9. parceled out
  10. parceled up
  11. parcelful

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