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whirl·y·bird
/
ˈʰwɜr
liˌbɜrd
,
ˈwɜr-
/
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-lee-burd
,
wur
-
]
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noun
Informal
.
helicopter.
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Origin:
1950–55;
whirl
+
-y
1
+
bird
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whirlybird
(ˈwɜːlɪˌbɜːd)
—
n
an informal word for
helicopter
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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whirlybird definition
n.
a helicopter. :
See that whirlybird up there? It's timing your speed. Slow down.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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