Meanings
nounquadcopter (plural quadcopters)
plural quadcopters
- A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
he saw, sweeping back and forth over the treetops, a sleek-looking quadcopter drone.
2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 2351 more example
In April, as an Air Canada Jazz flight was landing at Trudeau Airport, a drone came so close the pilot was able to identify it as a quadcopter.
2017 October 17, Christina Caron, “After Drone Hits Plane in Canada, New Fears About Air Safety”, in New York TimesSynonyms: quadrotor, quadrocopter, quadricopter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
- Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
- Latinquadri-
- Englishquadri-clip.
- Englishquad-
- Proto-Indo-European*welH-
- Ancient Greekἕλιξ (hélix)
- Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*péth₂r̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pterón
- Ancient Greekπτερόν (pterón)
- Frenchhélicoptère
- Englishhelicopterclip.
- Englishcopter
- Englishquadcopter
Translations
Czech kvadrokoptéra
- kvadrokoptérarotorcraft
Finnish nelikopteri
- nelikopterirotorcraft
French quadrirotor
- quadrirotorrotorcraft
German Quadrocopter, Quadrokopter
- Quadrocopterrotorcraft
- Quadrokopterrotorcraft
Italian quadrirotore
- quadrirotorerotorcraft
Polish quadkopter
- quadkopterrotorcraft
Russian квадроко́птер, квадролёт
- квадроко́птер (kvadrokóptɛr)rotorcraft
- квадролёт (kvadroljót)rotorcraft
Ukrainian квадроко́птер
- квадроко́птер (kvadrokópter)rotorcraft
Cite this entry
APA
quadcopter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadcopter
MLA
“quadcopter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadcopter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadcopter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadcopter.
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