autogyro

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

Etymology

From auto- and gyro-, from latinized forms of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) and γῦρος (gûros, “circle, gyre”), a variant of earlier Spanish autogiro.

In classic literature

Synonyms

autogiro, gyroplane

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