auto giro

au·to·gi·ro

[aw-tuh-jahy-roh]
noun, plural au·to·gi·ros.
an aircraft with an unpowered, horizontally rotating propeller on a shaft above the fuselage that provides lift for the machine, with forward propulsion being provided by a conventional propeller: superseded in most applications by the helicopter.
Also, au·to·gy·ro.
Also called gyrocopter, gyroplane.


Origin:
1920–25; formerly a trademark

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autogiro or autogyro (ˌɔːtəʊˈdʒaɪrəʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ros
Compare helicopter Also called: gyroplane a self-propelled aircraft supported in flight mainly by unpowered rotating horizontal blades
 
[C20: originally a trademark]
 
autogyro or autogyro
 
n
 
[C20: originally a trademark]

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