Advertisement
Advertisement
heliport
[ hel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt, hee-luh- ]
noun
- a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
heliport
/ ˈhɛlɪˌpɔːt /
noun
- an airport for helicopters
Word History and Origins
Origin of heliport1
Example Sentences
The company says an Urban-Air Port is 60 percent smaller than a traditional heliport, can be installed in days, can be easily relocated if needed, and is net-zero on carbon emissions.
Also joining them is Blade Urban Mobility, which currently operates heliports but plans to accommodate flying cars when they become available.
A police car was parked with roof lights flashing outside the shuttered Wall Street heliport.
Thanks to another weather extreme in a year of record droughts and wildfires, nobody would be landing at the heliport on this day.
However efficient Stinson's operations might have been, their tentacles hadn't reached the 'copter-rental station at the heliport.
When it landed at Region Six heliport, Alec jumped from the ramp and ran to the nearest building.
Advertisement
Related Words
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse