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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

City officials first gave the park a thorough DDT spraying by autogiro, then counted the survivors.

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

In fuselage, tail structure, landing gear and propelling motor the autogiro is a typical airplane.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Inventor Edison saw and applauded the Pitcairn-Cierva autogiro at Newark last September many guessed, because it was only his second visit to any airport, that he had little knowledge of aeronautics.

From Time Magazine Archive