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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

Example Sentences

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Other luxe amenities include a floating dock and boat ramp, two outdoor pools, and a helipad.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

She hosted elaborate costume balls at her 600-acre horse farm upstate, where guests arrived at the estate’s helipad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Flintoff also recently visited the NHS staff who cared for him at St George's Hospital, which has a helipad funded by the appeal.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

“The solution is a helicopter,” the presentation says, pointing to an on-site helipad where chartered flights could quickly ferry snow seekers up to the mountain.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2024

At one end was a small dirt helipad; at the other end, in a rough semicircle, the mess hall and medical hootches overlooked a river called the Song Tra Bong.

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

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