autogiro

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A form of autogyro — An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.

Similar
autogyrogyroplane
OriginSpanish autogiro →
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Meanings

nounautogiro (plural autogiros)

plural autogiros

  1. alternativeuncommonAlternative form of autogyro.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

Similar
autogyrogyroplane
Broader
heavier-than-air craft
Also see
autogyrogyroplane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishautogiro
  2. Spanishautogiro
  3. Englishautogiro

Borrowed from Spanish autogiro.

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Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

autogiro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogiro

MLA

“autogiro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogiro. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autogiro,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogiro.

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