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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 + port 1
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hel·i·port   (hěl'ə-pôrt', -pōrt')   
n.  A place for helicopters to land and take off. Also called helipad, helistop.

[heli(copter) + (air)port.]
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