quadcopter

Also quad·ri·cop·ter

[kwod-kop-ter]

noun

1. a rotorcraft with four arms, each with a propeller, one pair of which spins clockwise while the other spins counterclockwise, enabling the craft to hover and maintain stability.

   For aerial photography in mountainous regions, our drones of choice are small battery-powered quadcopters.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadcopter¹

First recorded in 1920–25 (in the sense “manned rotocraft”); quad(ri-) ( def. ) + copter ( def. )

Example Sentences

A tweet about Tuesday’s announcement included a video showing a spinning wheel with a Tesla logo that could have been the rotor of a Tesla eVTOL, or quadcopter drone.

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Small quadcopter drones equipped with loudspeakers have also been deployed by Israel to warn civilians to leave, spreading panic in several districts.

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Israeli air and artillery strikes, attacks by quadcopter drones, and detonations of remotely driven vehicles laden with explosives are also continuing to drive tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes each day.

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"My brother died in my arms after being shot by a quadcopter drone. We ran in the dark to the west of Gaza."

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The witness added that Israeli quadcopter drones also fired towards tents in the Namsawi Towers and al-Mawasi areas to force residents to evacuate.

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