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quadcopter

[ 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.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadcopter1

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

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