HELIX HELICOPTER

HELIX HELICOPTER
"طائرة عمودية ""هيلكس """

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  • helicopter — noun a type of aircraft deriving both lift and propulsion from one or two sets of horizontally revolving rotors and capable of moving vertically and horizontally. verb transport or fly by helicopter. Origin C19: from Fr. hélicoptère, from Gk… …   English new terms dictionary

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