quadcopter

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English

A miniature quadcopter

Etymology

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:
      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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