quadcopter

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-
Proto-Italic *kʷatru-
Latin quadri-bor.
English quadri-clip.
English quad-
Proto-Indo-European *welH-der.
Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix)
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-r̥
Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥
Proto-Hellenic *pterón
Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)
French hélicoptèrebor.
English helicopterclip.
English copter
English quadcopter

    From quad- +‎ copter.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/

    Noun

    quadcopter (plural quadcopters)

    1. A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
      Synonyms: quadrotor, quadrocopter, quadricopter, quadrotor helicopter
      • 2017 October 17, Christina Caron, “After Drone Hits Plane in Canada, New Fears About Air Safety”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        In April, as an Air Canada Jazz flight was landing at Trudeau Airport, a drone came so close the pilot was able to identify it as a quadcopter.
      • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 235:
        he saw, sweeping back and forth over the treetops, a sleek-looking quadcopter drone.

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