{
    "term": "helicopter",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/ve/vehicles_aircraft.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an aircraft without wings that has large blades (= long flat parts) on top that go round. It can fly straight up from the ground and can also stay in one position in the air.",
            "sensetop": "by helicopter",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **police/rescue helicopter**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **attack helicopter**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was rushed to the hospital by helicopter.",
                    "contextForm": "by helicopter"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **helicopter pilot**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **helicopter gunship**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "An air ambulance helicopter came to the rescue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He flew helicopters during the Gulf War."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Helicopters buzzed overhead."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're going to take a helicopter tour of the island."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["air-force", "army", "coastguard"],
                "verb + helicopter": ["fly", "pilot", "board"],
                "helicopter + verb": ["fly", "circle", "hover"],
                "helicopter + noun": ["flight", "ride", "trip"],
                "preposition": ["by helicopter", "in a/​the helicopter"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/",
                "audio": "he/helicopter/helicopter__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈhelɪkɑːptər/",
                "audio": "he/helicopter/helicopter__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 19th cent.: from French hélicoptère, from Greek helix ‘spiral’ + pteron ‘wing’."
}