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Noun: eggbeater  'eg,bee-tu(r)
  1. A mixer for beating eggs or whipping cream
    "She used an eggbeater to make the meringue";
    - eggwhisk
     
  2. [N. Amer, informal] An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades
    "The rescue team arrived quickly in their eggbeater";
    - helicopter, chopper [informal], whirlybird [N. Amer, informal], copter [informal]

Derived forms: eggbeaters

Type of: beater, heavier-than-air craft, mixer

Encyclopedia: Eggbeater