rotor : Idioms & Phrases

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anti-torque rotor

  • noun rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
    anti-torque rotor.
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main rotor

  • noun rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air
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rotor blade

  • noun the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air
    rotary wing.
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rotor coil

  • noun the rotating armature of a motor or generator
    rotor.
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rotor head

  • noun the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns
    rotor head.
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rotor shaft

  • noun the axis around which the major rotor of a helicopter turns
    rotor head.
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single-rotor helicopter

  • noun a helicopter having a single rotor
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tail rotor

  • noun rotor consisting of a rotating airfoil on the tail of a single-rotor helicopter; keeps the helicopter from spinning in the direction opposite to the rotation of the main rotor
    anti-torque rotor.
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