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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Aviation) The assembly of large rotating airfoils (blades) on a helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air
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