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whirlybird
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Noun whirlybird has 1 sense
- whirlybird(n = noun.artifact) chopper, eggbeater, helicopter - an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades; Array has parts: blade, vane, landing skid, rotor
has particulars: cargo helicopter, shuttle helicopter, single-rotor helicopter, skyhook
is a kind of heavier-than-air craft
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