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rotorcraft

noun ro·tor·craft \-ˌkraft\
plural rotorcraft

Definition of ROTORCRAFT

:  an aircraft (as a helicopter) whose lift is derived principally from rotating airfoils
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First Known Use of ROTORCRAFT

1940

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