whirlybird
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of whirlybird
Example Sentences
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UConn coach Dan Hurley’s point guard brother, Bobby, was the whirlybird engine of that Duke team, a household name, too.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
As the Scoobies take the slow gondola back down the mountain Matsson flies past in his whirlybird.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023
The whirlybird ride came courtesy of North Cascade Heli, one of the few U.S. heli skiing operations outside Alaska.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021
Was it Gonzaga’s Drew Timme dribbling and spinning for whirlybird layups as his Bulldogs steadily mowed down their bedraggled opponents?
From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2021
It took nearly an hour for the high-speed whirlybird to make it to Washington.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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