gyrodyne

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noun

A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight

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Meanings

noungyrodyne (plural gyrodynes)

plural gyrodynes

  1. A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight

Origin

From gyro- + -dyne.

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Translations

German Flugschrauber
  • FlugschrauberTranslations
Italian girodina
  • girodinaTranslations
Russian винтокры́л
  • винтокры́л (vintokrýl)Translations
Ukrainian гвинтокри́л
  • гвинтокри́л (hvyntokrýl)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

gyrodyne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyrodyne

MLA

“gyrodyne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyrodyne. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gyrodyne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gyrodyne.

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