Definitions
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- noun A small
landing place forhelicopters , denoted by a large "H".
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tory MP Sir Michael Spicer, who put in £7,000 of gardening claims - including hedge cutting around his 'helipad' - and the cost of hanging a chandelier, is also on the list.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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Implicit in the construction of such a helipad is the hope in the worst case of avoiding the sort of panicked public rooftop departure that marked the American defeat in Vietnam.
The Mega-Bunker of Baghdad Langewiesche, William 2007
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It looked like on the helipad, which is on that side.
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Leading from the helipad was a yet more formal pathway.
Last Chance to See Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1990
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"acceptable", including the work he had done on his 'helipad' - which he held was not a real helipad.
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"acceptable", including the work he had done on his 'helipad' - which he held was not a real helipad.
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The "Futenma Replacement Facility," as by now it was known, had grown from a modest "helipad," as it was referred to in 1996, to a removable, offshore pontoon with a runway, initially 1,500 meters but gradually stretching to
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In December 2006, he submitted, although he claimed last night that the "helipad" was a "family joke".
Telegraph Major News 2009
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Another was allowed to claim for a "helipad" to be maintained.
Telegraph Major News 2009
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The "Futenma Replacement Facility," as by now it was known, had grown from a modest "helipad," as it was referred to in 1996, to a removable, offshore pontoon with a runway, initially 1,500 meters but gradually stretching to
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