heliport

[ hel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt, hee-luh- ]

noun

1. a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.

heliport

/ ˈhɛlɪˌpɔːt /

noun

1. an airport for helicopters

Word History and Origins

Origin of heliport¹

First recorded in 1940–45; heli- ² + port ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of heliport¹

C20: from heli- + port ¹

Example Sentences

The company says an Urban-Air Port is 60 percent smaller than a traditional heliport, can be installed in days, can be easily relocated if needed, and is net-zero on carbon emissions.

From Singularity Hub 

Also joining them is Blade Urban Mobility, which currently operates heliports but plans to accommodate flying cars when they become available.

From Singularity Hub 

A police car was parked with roof lights flashing outside the shuttered Wall Street heliport.

From The Daily Beast

Thanks to another weather extreme in a year of record droughts and wildfires, nobody would be landing at the heliport on this day.

From The Daily Beast

However efficient Stinson's operations might have been, their tentacles hadn't reached the 'copter-rental station at the heliport.

From Project Gutenberg

When it landed at Region Six heliport, Alec jumped from the ramp and ran to the nearest building.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• airfield
• airstrip
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