- gyroplane
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1907 an airplane balanced and supported by the aerodynamic forces acting on rapidly rotating horizontal or slightly inclined airfoils
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gyroplane — [ʒiʀɔplan] n. m. ÉTYM. 1907, in Rev. gén. des sc., no 19, p. 809; de gyro , et (aéro)plane. ❖ ♦ Didactique. 1 Rare. ⇒ Gyravion. 2 Appareil volant où des hélices inclinées servent à la fois à l … Encyclopédie Universelle
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