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ROTOR BLADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rotor blade mean?
• ROTOR BLADE (noun)
The noun ROTOR BLADE has 1 sense:
1. the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air
Familiarity information: ROTOR BLADE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rotary wing; rotor blade
Hypernyms ("rotor blade" is a kind of...):
aerofoil; airfoil; control surface; surface (a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight)
Holonyms ("rotor blade" is a part of...):
main rotor (rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air)
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