whirlybird

whirl·y·bird

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwur-lee-burd, wur-]
- /ˈʰwɜr liˌbɜrd, ˈwɜr-/
- /wˈɜːlɪbˌɜːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwur-lee-burd, wur-]
- /ˈʰwɜr liˌbɜrd, ˈwɜr-/

Definitions of whirlybird word

noun whirlybird helicopter. 1
noun whirlybird A helicopter. 1
noun whirlybird helicopter 0

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Origin of whirlybird

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55; whirl + -y1 + bird

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Parts of speech for Whirlybird

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whirlybird popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for whirlybird

noun whirlybird

aircraft — An aircraft is a vehicle which can fly, for example an aeroplane or a helicopter.
chopper — A chopper is a helicopter.
autogiro — a self-propelled aircraft supported in flight mainly by unpowered rotating horizontal blades
eggbeater — a small rotary beater for beating eggs, whipping cream, etc.
copter — A copter is a helicopter.

All 5 Synonyms of whirlybird