gyrodyne

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gyrodyne

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From gyro- + -dyne.

noun gyrodynes

A kind of VTOL aircraft with a helicopter rotor-like system driven by its engine for takeoff and landing, as well as one or more conventional propellers to provide forward thrust during cruising flight

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Deutsch	Flugschrauber
Italiano	girodina
Русский	винтокры́л vintokrýl

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@misc{gyrodyne_2026,
  title = {gyrodyne},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gyrodyne},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}