autogiro

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

Reitsch In Berlin, Pilot Hanna Reitsch climbed into an autogiro standing in Deutschland Halle, took off, sailed up to the cupola, circled the hall, landed where she started from.

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

President Harold F. Pitcairn of Pitcairn Aviation, Inc., has found such promise in Juan de la Cierva's Autogiro that last week he organized Pitcairn-Cierva Autogiro Co. of America to develop the autogiro in this country.

From Time Magazine Archive

Engine failure by itself is not too serious, since a helicopter with a dead rotor acts like an autogiro and windmills down to earth.

From Time Magazine Archive