helicopt
American
[hel-i-kopt, hee-li-]
/ ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒpt, ˈhi lɪ- /
verb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of helicopt
1945–50; back formation from helicopter, by false analysis as helicopt- + -er 1
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