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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

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Etymology

Origin of helipad

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

Example Sentences

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Helipad infrastructure is not nationally commissioned by NHS England.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

A hundred people protested at the Long Island City site, waving signs like one that read “Stay the Helipad Out.”

From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2018

At Camp Victory, the military named dozens of locations for dead soldiers, like the Zembiec Helipad in honor of Maj.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2011

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