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whirlybird

[hwur-lee-burd, wur-] / ˈʰwɜr liˌbɜrd, ˈwɜr- /
NOUN
helicopter
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You could connect the Hero to comic-book capitalists like Batman and Iron Man — and just maybe to the real-life mogul, with a predilection for spaceflight and whirlybird drones, whose company bankrolls this series.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2023

As the Scoobies take the slow gondola back down the mountain Matsson flies past in his whirlybird.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2023

The sugary whirlybird also features rotor blades and windows made from white chocolate.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2021

The first team to make real progress was a group of students from California Polytechnic State University, whose "Da Vinci III" whirlybird flew for about eight seconds in December 1989.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2013

It took nearly an hour for the high-speed whirlybird to make it to Washington.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein




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