"copter" meaning in English

See copter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒptə/ [UK], /ˈkɑptɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copter.wav [Southern-England] Forms: copters [plural]
enPR: käpʹtər [US] Etymology: Clipping of helicopter; see also -copter § Etymology. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|helicopter}} Clipping of helicopter, {{m|en|-copter#Etymology|-copter § Etymology}} -copter § Etymology Head templates: {{en-noun}} copter (plural copters)
  1. (informal) A helicopter. Tags: informal Synonyms: heli Related terms: -copter (english: and derivatives therefrom), heli- (english: and derivatives therefrom) Translations (informal: helicopter): kopteri (Finnish), hélico (French)
    Sense id: en-copter-en-noun-gDDXv-So Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 13 11 13 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 55 18 12 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'copter

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒptə/ [UK], /ˈkɑptɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copter.wav [Southern-England] Forms: copters [present, singular, third-person], coptering [participle, present], coptered [participle, past], coptered [past]
enPR: käpʹtər [US] Etymology: Clipping of helicopter; see also -copter § Etymology. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|helicopter}} Clipping of helicopter, {{m|en|-copter#Etymology|-copter § Etymology}} -copter § Etymology Head templates: {{en-verb}} copter (third-person singular simple present copters, present participle coptering, simple past and past participle coptered)
  1. (informal, transitive) To helicopter: to transport by helicopter. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-copter-en-verb-AsZkuCOh
  2. (informal, intransitive) To helicopter: to travel by helicopter. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-copter-en-verb-PbZblbQt
  3. (informal, intransitive) To move like a helicopter. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-copter-en-verb-BRDvYJXF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 'copter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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