Noun: gyrocopter 'jI-row,kóp-tu(r)
- An aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
"The gyrocopter flew low over the countryside, its rotors whirring above";
- autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane
Derived forms: gyrocopters
Type of: heavier-than-air craft
Encyclopedia: Gyrocopter