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quadcopter

noun

  1. an unmanned helicopter with four separate rotors
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɒdkɒptə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder. Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥- Proto-Italic *kʷetru- Latin quadri-bor. English quadri-clip. English quad- Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English copter English quadcopter From quad- + copter.

  1. A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.

    “In April, as an Air Canada Jazz flight was landing at Trudeau Airport, a drone came so close the pilot was able to identify it as a quadcopter.”

    “he saw, sweeping back and forth over the treetops, a sleek-looking quadcopter drone.”