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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of autogyro. alt-of, alternative, uncommon
2. 2
   an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

autogyrogyroplane

Etymology

From Spanish autogiro, coined by Juan de la Cierva c. 1920.

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