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heliport

American  
[hel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt, hee-luh-] / ˈhɛl əˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt, ˈhi lə- /

noun

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

heliport British  
/ ˈhɛlɪˌpɔːt /

noun

  1. an airport for helicopters

"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 heliport

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

Example Sentences

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Three routes will connect the centre of Paris with the city's airports and heliport.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2023

A commercial heliport was also planned for downtown Washington.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2022

At the heliport, the mini-containers will be loaded on trailers and taken to locations around the city, where they will be transferred to battery-powered handcarts for delivery.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

For commuters visiting downtown L.A., the primary heliport is atop a parking structure on West Venice Boulevard, a few blocks southeast of Staples Center, Street said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2020

A helicopter landed on the main building’s rooftop heliport.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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