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gyroplane

American  
[jahy-ruh-playn] / ˈdʒaɪ rəˌpleɪn /

noun

  1. autogiro.


gyroplane British  
/ ˈdʒaɪrəˌpleɪn /

noun

  1. another name for autogiro

"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 gyroplane

First recorded in 1905–10; gyro- + plane 1


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Its two-seat gyroplane road vehicle Liberty, which has a maximum speed of 180 km/h and a flying range of 400 km, received approval for use on European roads this year.

From Reuters ● Dec. 3, 2021

A two-seat gyroplane, which has rotors like a helicopter, had been cleared for a touch-and-go landing on the same runway, which runs east to west.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2020

Mormon bishop Steve Cottle says the family is experiencing a tragic rerun of Corry Clarke’s 2002 death in a gyroplane.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2017

Like a helicopter, the gyroplane takes off almost vertically and can fly 330 miles at a cruising speed of 120 m.p.h.

From Time Magazine Archive

A large and unsuccessful development of the gyroplane.

From Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913 by Various

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