Meanings
nounwhirlybird (plural whirlybirds)
plural whirlybirds
- slangA helicopter.
... and then this whirlybird that I headed for, I had my goggles off...
1988, R.E.M., “Orange Crush”, in Green - informalA samara.
- colloquialA wind-powered roof turbine.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
Similar
Broader
heavier-than-air craft
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian въртолет
- въртолет (vărtolet)helicopter
Finnish vispilä
- vispilähelicopter
French banane
- bananehelicopter
Russian верту́шка
- верту́шка (vertúška)helicopter
Cite this entry
APA
whirlybird. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whirlybird
MLA
“whirlybird.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whirlybird. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whirlybird,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whirlybird.
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