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helipad

American  
[hel-uh-pad, hee-luh-] / ˈhɛl əˌpæd, ˈhi lə- /

noun

  1. a takeoff and landing area for helicopters, usually without commercial facilities.


helipad British  
/ ˈhɛlɪˌpæd /

noun

  1. a place for helicopters to land and take off

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of helipad

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


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The Mercy helicopter, operated by Air Methods, took off from the Pebbly Beach helipad at 7:45 p.m., multiple flight radar records show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

At 8.4 acres acres, the parcel is one of only a handful of properties in the state that can accommodate a private helipad.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

He showed off a new helipad on the White House’s South Lawn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

US President Donald Trump has made another addition to the White House: a helipad.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

They tried the helipad first, then the mess hall and supply hootches, then they walked the entire six hundred meters of perimeter.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

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