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gyroplane

gy·rop·lane

UK/ˈdʒaɪroʊˌpleɪn/ uncommon

noun

1.

an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller

Origin

From gyro- + plane.

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