Definitions
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- adjective Resembling or characteristic of a
helicopter .
Etymologies
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helicopter + -like
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Examples
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Minute details emerge from the floor-rumbling oscillations -- a helicopterlike ripple, siren wails, staticky debris -- but the emphasis is on the grinding, sludgy tone.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Minute details emerge from the floor-rumbling oscillations -- a helicopterlike ripple, siren wails, staticky debris -- but the emphasis is on the grinding, sludgy tone.
Chicago Reader 2010
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