hydrocopter

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noun

An amphibious catamaran propelled by an aircraft engine.

OriginEnglish copter ← French hélicoptère ← Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) →
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Meanings

nounhydrocopter (plural hydrocopters)

plural hydrocopters

  1. An amphibious catamaran propelled by an aircraft engine.

Origin

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

From hydro- + copter.

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Translations

Finnish jääkiitäjä
  • jääkiitäjävehicle
Polish hydrokopter
  • hydrokoptervehicle
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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