whirlybird

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English

Etymology

From whirly +‎ bird.

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Noun

whirlybird (plural whirlybirds)

  1. (slang) A helicopter.
    • 1988, R.E.M. (lyrics and music), “Orange Crush”, in Green:
      ... and then this whirlybird that I headed for, I had my goggles off...
  2. (informal) A samara.
  3. (colloquial) A wind-powered roof turbine.

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