Helo

//ˈhi.loʊ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A helicopter. slang
Verb
  1. 1
    To travel via helicopter. rare, slang

    "As soon as it's flyable, I've got a squad of air policemen heloing in from Mountain Home to set up a defensive perimeter, and park rangers and Idaho State Policemen ready to go into the mountains after this guy."

Synonyms

All synonyms
helicopter

Example

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"As soon as it's flyable, I've got a squad of air policemen heloing in from Mountain Home to set up a defensive perimeter, and park rangers and Idaho State Policemen ready to go into the mountains after this guy."

Etymology

Clipping of helicopter + -o.

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