helo

[hel-oh, hee-loh]

noun

Informal.

plural

helos 

1. helicopter.

Word History and Origins

Origin of helo¹

hel(icopter) + -o

Example Sentences

“We have a helo inbound, three point five minutes out,” the camera operator said.

From Los Angeles Times

She has performed her song on the Today Show  and Jimmy Kimmel Live, providing Americans a new vision of Rio women by supplanting the original’s inspiration, a 17-year-old named Helô.

From Seattle Times

“This is a large facility that will house helo pilots and response personnel under one roof to produce reduced response times to the missile complex,” Dammeier said.

From Washington Times

Navy helicopter crews are finding a lot to like with Southern West Virginia as a training area and a temporary home base, as the first of three Navy helo squadrons scheduled to conduct exercises here this fall winds up nine days of training in the Mountain State.

From Washington Times

"Countries that want to be global powers, countries that want to participate on the global stage, have a corresponding obligation to comply to the promises they make. China made a promise to the World Health Organization. There's a set of rules about disclosure, and when you have an incident in your country that could potentially lead to a pandemic, you have an obligation to report that and allow others co tome in and helo," Pompeo said in a video tweeted last week that was originally on The Hill's "Virtually Live."

From Fox News

When To Use

What does helo mean?

Helo is a slang term for helicopter.Although the hel part of helicopter is pronounced with a short e (like hell), helo is sometimes pronounced with a long e and a long o: HEE-low.Helo is most often used as military slang. In general, the slang term chopper is more commonly used to refer to a helicopter.Example: Our helo crashed a few clicks back, so we’ve been on foot.