autogyro

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noun

An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.

Similar
autogirogyroplane
OriginAncient Greek αὐτο- ← Spanish autogiro →
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Meanings

nounautogyro (plural autogyros)

plural autogyros · alternative autogiro

  1. aircraftAn aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.

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
autogirogyroplane
Broader
heavier-than-air craft
Also see
gyroplane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishautogiro
  2. Ancient Greekαὐτο-“self-”
  3. Englishautogyro

From auto- and gyro-, from latinized forms of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) and γῦρος (gûros, “circle, gyre”), a variant of earlier Spanish autogiro.

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Translations

Catalan autogir
  • autogiraircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Chinese Mandarin 自转旋翼机, 自旋翼机
  • 自转旋翼机 (zìzhuǎn xuányì jī)aircraft with unpowered rotating wings
  • 自旋翼机 (zì xuányì jī)aircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Dutch autogyro, autogiro
  • autogyroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
  • autogiroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Esperanto aŭtogiro
  • aŭtogiroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Finnish autogiro
  • autogiroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
French autogire
  • autogireaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
German Tragschrauber, Drehflügelflugzeug
  • Tragschrauberaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
  • Drehflügelflugzeugaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Italian autogiro, girocottero
  • autogiroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
  • girocotteroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
  • giroplanoaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Polish autożyro, wiatrakowiec
  • autożyroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
  • wiatrakowiecaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Russian автожи́р
  • автожи́р (avtožír)aircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Spanish autogiro
  • autogiroaircraft with unpowered rotating wings
Cite this entry
APA

autogyro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogyro

MLA

“autogyro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogyro. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autogyro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autogyro.

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