"heliport" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛlɪˌpoɹt/ [Canada] Forms: heliports [plural]
Etymology: Blend of helicopter + port, by analogy to airport. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|helicopter|port}} Blend of helicopter + port, {{m|en|airport}} airport Head templates: {{en-noun}} heliport (plural heliports)
  1. (aviation) A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land. Wikipedia link: heliport Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms: helidrome Coordinate_terms: aerodrome, airfield, airstrip, marine aerodrome, marine air terminal, water aerodrome, waterdrome Translations (facility for helicopters): heliportu (Basque), helikopterhaveno (Esperanto), helikopterikenttä (Finnish), héliport [masculine] (French), heliporto [masculine] (Galician), Hubschrauberlandeplatz [masculine] (German), Heliport [masculine] (German), ελικοδρόμιο (elikodrómio) (Greek), heliport (Hungarian), þyrluvöllur [masculine] (Icelandic), eliporto [masculine] (Italian), хелидром (helidrom) [masculine] (Macedonian), heliporto [masculine] (Portuguese), heliodrom [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), helipuerto [masculine] (Spanish)

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