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rotary-wing aircraft

noun

Definition of rotary-wing aircraft

: rotorcraft specifically : helicopter —usually used in plural

Examples of rotary-wing aircraft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Its fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft will be based out of Barbados and Guadeloupe respectively. — Elizabeth Koh, miamiherald, "After Maria clobbered Puerto Rico, U.S. military relocates base for foreign relief efforts," 23 Sep. 2017

First Known Use of rotary-wing aircraft

1935, in the meaning defined above

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