"heli" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: helis [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} heli (plural helis)
  1. Clipping of helicopter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: helicopter Categories (topical): Aircraft Synonyms: copter Related terms: -copter (english: and derivatives therefrom), heli- (english: and derivatives therefrom)
    Sense id: en-heli-en-noun-S-rkiR7g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for heli meaning in English (1.9kB)

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