whirlybird

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whirlybird

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From whirly + bird.

noun whirlybirds

slang A helicopter. ... and then this whirlybird that I headed for, I had my goggles off...
informal A samara.
colloquial A wind-powered roof turbine.

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noun helicopter

Français	banane
Русский	верту́шка vertúška

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@misc{whirlybird_2026,
  title = {whirlybird},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whirlybird},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}