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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

Shell’s work on a replacement heliport needed to ferry offshore continued, Shell said.

From Reuters • Sep. 4, 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 makeshift heliport for her supply of life-giving water.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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