plopter

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noun

A tiltrotor aircraft.

“(chiefly US) The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.”

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Meanings

nounplopter (plural plopters)

plural plopters

  1. slangaeronauticsA tiltrotor aircraft.

    (chiefly US) The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey.

Origin

plane + -copter, named since it can function as both a fixed-wing aircraft and a helicopter.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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