WHIRLYBIRD

helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater

(noun) an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

whirlybird (plural whirlybirds)

(slang) A helicopter.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 July 2025

SENSE

(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.

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