whirlybird

whirlybird

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  • whirlybird — [hwʉr′lē bʉrd΄, wʉr′lē bʉrd΄] n. informal term for HELICOPTER …   English World dictionary

  • whirlybird — n. a helicopter. □ See that whirlybird up there? It’s timing your speed. Slow down. □ The whirlybird landed on the roof of the hospital …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • whirlybird — noun Date: 1951 helicopter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • whirlybird — /hwerr lee berrd , werr /, n. Informal. helicopter. [1950 55; WHIRL + Y1 + BIRD] * * * …   Universalium

  • whirlybird — n. helicopter (Slang) whirl·y·bird || hwÉœrlɪbÉœrd / wɜːlɪbɜːd …   English contemporary dictionary

  • whirlybird — noun informal, chiefly N. Amer. a helicopter …   English new terms dictionary

  • whirlybird — whirl•y•bird [[t]ˈ(h)wɜr liˌbɜrd, ˈwɜr [/t]] n. inf helicopter • Etymology: 1950–55 …   From formal English to slang

  • whirlybird — /ˈwɜlibɜd/ (say werleeberd) noun 1. US Colloquial a helicopter. 2. a turbine roof ventilator that extracts heated air from the roof space as it rotates. {whirly + bird1} …  

  • whirlybird — n. colloq. a helicopter …   Useful english dictionary

  • Silver Apples — Die Silver Apples waren ein 1967 gegründetes New Yorker Space Rock Duo, das hauptsächlich mit elektronischer Unterhaltungsmusik bekannt geworden ist und bis heute einen Kultstatus in manchen Musikszenen genießt.[1] Gründungsmitglieder waren Dan… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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