hel·i·port

[hel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt, hee-luh-]
noun
a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.

Origin:
1940–45; heli-2 + port1

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heliport (ˈhɛlɪˌpɔːt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
an airport for helicopters
 
[C20: from heli- + port1]

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Example sentences
Each heliport approach surface shall provide an area suitable for an emergency
  landing during takeoff, climb-out, and landing.
Continental customers can clear security at the heliport.
To inspect public or private use, non-certificated heliport for safe flight
  operations.
Aviation experts say it would be the nation's only floating heliport for
  civilian flights.
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