cyclogiro

/ ˈsaɪkləʊˌdʒaɪrəʊ /

noun

obsolete, aeronautics an aircraft lifted and propelled by pivoted blades rotating parallel to roughly horizontal transverse axes

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Some of the vanished words are old-fashioned modes of transport such as the "cyclogiro", a type of aircraft propelled by rotating blades, and charabanc, a motor coach.