Definition of autogiro in English:
autogiro
(also autogyro)
nounPlural autogiros ɔːtəʊˈdʒʌɪrəʊˌɔdoʊˈdʒaɪroʊ
A form of aircraft with freely rotating horizontal blades and a propeller. It differs from a helicopter in that the blades are not powered but rotate in the slipstream, propulsion being by a conventional mounted engine.
Example sentencesExamples
- An intrepid North Yorkshire helicopter pilot was today preparing for his most daring mission to date - to fly single-handedly around the world in an autogyro.
- Gyrocopters, also known as autogyros, are a type of aircraft that look like a cross between an aeroplane and a helicopter.
- During the war a tiny number of helicopters and autogiros were employed, sometimes actually seeing action, though success was sporadic at best.
- With that he escorted Jones to a hotel, insisted on paying the bill and when he drove his cousin back to the airfield next morning the autogyro had been filled with fuel - and given a polish.
- The attempt by a Yorkshire-based soldier to fly an autogyro single-handed from England to Australia has failed.
Origin
1920s: from Spanish, from auto- 'self' + giro 'gyration'.
Definition of autogiro in US English:
autogiro
(also autogyro)
nounˌôdōˈjīrōˌɔdoʊˈdʒaɪroʊ
A form of aircraft with freely rotating horizontal vanes and a propeller. It differs from a helicopter in that the vanes are not powered but rotate in the slipstream, propulsion being by a conventional mounted engine.
Example sentencesExamples
- The attempt by a Yorkshire-based soldier to fly an autogyro single-handed from England to Australia has failed.
- With that he escorted Jones to a hotel, insisted on paying the bill and when he drove his cousin back to the airfield next morning the autogyro had been filled with fuel - and given a polish.
- During the war a tiny number of helicopters and autogiros were employed, sometimes actually seeing action, though success was sporadic at best.
- An intrepid North Yorkshire helicopter pilot was today preparing for his most daring mission to date - to fly single-handedly around the world in an autogyro.
- Gyrocopters, also known as autogyros, are a type of aircraft that look like a cross between an aeroplane and a helicopter.
Origin
1920s: from Spanish, from auto- ‘self’ + giro ‘gyration’.