whirlybird

English

Etymology

whirly +‎ bird

Pronunciation

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Noun

whirlybird (plural whirlybirds)

(slang) A helicopter.
- 1988, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Orange Crush”, in Green:
  ... and then this whirlybird that I headed for, I had my goggles off...
(informal) A samara.
(colloquial) A wind-powered roof turbine.

Translations

helicopter

Bulgarian: въртолет (bg) m (vǎrtolet)
Finnish: vispilä (fi)
French: banane (fr) f
Russian: верту́шка (ru) (vertúška)

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