helipad

he·li·pad
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US, UK/ˈhɛ.liˌpæd/

noun

A small landing area for helicopters.

OriginEnglish pad ← French hélicoptère ← Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) →
UncommonScrabble 13
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Meanings

nounhelipad (plural helipads)

plural helipads

  1. aeronauticsA small landing area for helicopters.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  2. Ancient Greekἕλιξ (hélix)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*péth₂r̥
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pterón
  6. Ancient Greekπτερόν (pterón)
  7. Frenchhélicoptère
  8. Englishhelicopterclip.
  9. Englishheli-
  10. Englishpad
  11. Englishhelipad

From heli- + pad.

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Translations

French héliport, hélistation
  • héliportlanding area for helicopters
  • hélistationlanding area for helicopters
  • hélisurfacelanding area for helicopters
Greek εξέδρα ελικοπτέρου, ελικοδρόμιο
  • εξέδρα ελικοπτέρου (exédra elikoptérou)landing area for helicopters
  • ελικοδρόμιο (elikodrómio)landing area for helicopters
Italian elisuperficie
  • elisuperficielanding area for helicopters
Polish lądowisko dla śmigłowców
  • lądowisko dla śmigłowcówlanding area for helicopters
Portuguese heliponto
  • helipontolanding area for helicopters
Spanish helipuerto
  • helipuertolanding area for helicopters
Swedish helikopterplatta
  • helikopterplattalanding area for helicopters

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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