Noun: copter kóp-tu
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
"The rescue team arrived quickly in their copter";
- helicopter, chopper [informal], whirlybird [N. Amer, informal], eggbeater [N. Amer, informal]
Derived forms: copters
Type of: heavier-than-air craft
Encyclopedia: Copter