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autogiro

[aw-tuh-jahy-roh] / ˌɔ təˈdʒaɪ roʊ /
NOUN
helicopter
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Stuffed with sumo wrestling; trap doors; an autogiro equipped with flamethrowers and missiles; a piranha pool; and, of course, a rocket base hidden inside a volcano, “You Only Live Twice” wasn’t exactly an actor’s breakthrough.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2020

As the propeller motor pulls the autogiro across a flying field the forward motion sets the vanes revolving swiftly, like a great pinwheel.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over Middleburg, Pa. Pennsylvania's 45-year-old Governor George Howard Earle buzzed about alone in his own autogiro to complete the 50 hours of solo flying necessary for a license.

From Time Magazine Archive

Antioch seniors who want jobs have them, even though one man has been cooking on a Venezuela oil tanker and another is barnstorming the U. S. with an autogiro.

From Time Magazine Archive

While flying for Beechnut Products she made headlines by cracking up an autogiro, nearest thing to a foolproof aircraft.

From Time Magazine Archive