whirlybird

[ hwur-lee-burd, wur- ]

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nounInformal.

helicopter.

Origin of whirlybird

First recorded in 1950–55; whirl + -y¹ + bird

Words Nearby whirlybird

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How to use whirlybird in a sentence

The result is a whirlybird that’s quieter than usual, but also potentially safer.
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The problem, seems to me, is how we're going to use it without the whirlybird.
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British Dictionary definitions for whirlybird

whirlybird

/ (ˈwɜːlɪˌbɜːd) /

noun

an informal word for helicopter

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