thopter
/ˈθɒptə(ɹ)/
thopter noun: synonym of ornithopter (“birdlike aircraft”).
Noun
thopter (plural thopters)
- Synonym of ornithopter (“birdlike aircraft”).
- Another ’thopter glided in over the cliff wall above Hawat. He drew in a sharp breath as he saw it—a big troop-carrier. It flew with the slow, spread-wing heaviness of a full load like a giant bird coming to its nest.1965 October 1, Frank Herbert, “Book II: Muad’Dib”, in Dune, Philadelphia, Pa.: Chilton Book Company; [Toronto], Ont.: Thomas Nelson & Sons, →OCLC, page 213
- I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.1997 September, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363
- Synonyms:
- ornithopter
Synonyms of thopter
Forms of thopter
| plural | thopters |
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Origin of thopter
Clipping of ornithopter.
Questions about thopter
- What does thopter mean?
- Thopter means synonym of ornithopter (“birdlike aircraft”).
- What part of speech is thopter?
- Thopter is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thopter?
- Thopter is pronounced /ˈθɒptə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of thopter?
- The plural of thopter is thopters.
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