In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
GYROPLANE
autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane
(noun) an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gyroplane (plural gyroplanes)
Any aircraft that obtains lift from both rotating blades and small wings.
An autogyro.
Source: Wiktionary
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