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