heliport

[hel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt, hee-luh-]

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noun

a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.

Origin of heliport

First recorded in 1940–45; heli-² + port¹

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Related Words for heliport

runway, installation, airfield, airstrip, strip, hangar, heliport, airdrome, helipad

Examples from the Web for heliport

Contemporary Examples of heliport

Thanks to another weather extreme in a year of record droughts and wildfires, nobody would be landing at the heliport on this day.
How New York City Waited for the Worst of Hurricane Sandy
Michael Daly
October 29, 2012

Historical Examples of heliport

When it landed at Region Six heliport, Alec jumped from the ramp and ran to the nearest building.
The Thirst Quenchers
Rick Raphael
However efficient Stinson's operations might have been, their tentacles hadn't reached the 'copter-rental station at the heliport.
Get Out of Our Skies!
E. K. Jarvis

British Dictionary definitions for heliport

heliport

noun

an airport for helicopters

Word Origin for heliport

C20: from heli- + port 1

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Word Origin and History for heliport

1948, from helicopter + second element abstracted from airport.