helicopter
/ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/noun
उच्चारण हेलिकॉप्टर
हेलीकॉप्टर
Core word
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an aircraft without wings that has large blades on top that go round
हेलीकॉप्टर
- a rescue helicopter
- A helicopter dropped food packets to the flooded village.
- The injured man was lifted to hospital by helicopter.
+ 2 more examples
- A helicopter circled over the stadium before the match.
- The pilot landed the helicopter on the school playground.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
by helicopter
Use by with no article to say how someone travels or something is carried.
यात्रा का साधन बताने के लिए 'by' बिना article के आता है।
- The injured climbers were taken to hospital by helicopter.
- The minister travelled to the flood area by helicopter.
in a helicopter
Use in a/the when you speak of a particular helicopter or being inside it.
किसी विशेष helicopter या उसके भीतर होने की बात हो तो 'in a/the' आता है।
- Radhika flew over the hills in a helicopter.
helicopter + noun
Helicopter works as a modifier: helicopter pilot, helicopter rescue, helicopter service.
Helicopter modifier की तरह आता है: helicopter pilot, helicopter rescue, helicopter service।
- A helicopter rescue saved the villagers from the flood.
helicopter (verb use)
As a verb it is rare and informal; it means to move or carry people by helicopter.
Verb के रूप में यह कम प्रचलित और अनौपचारिक है; इसका अर्थ helicopter से ले जाना है।
- Food packets were helicoptered to the stranded village.
+Collocations 5
verb + helicopter
flylandhireboardairlift by
- The pilot landed the helicopter on a small field.
helicopter + noun
pilotcrashrescuepadride
- A helicopter crash was reported in the hills.
adjective + helicopter
militarypolicerescuearmymedical
- A military helicopter dropped food in the flooded area.
helicopter + verb
hoverslandstakes offcirclescrashes
- A helicopter hovered above the stadium during the parade.
preposition + helicopter
by helicopterin a helicopterfrom a helicopteron a helicopter
- Relief material was dropped from a helicopter.
“More examples 6
- The Chief Minister reached the remote village by helicopter.
मुख्यमंत्री helicopter से दूरदराज़ के गाँव पहुँचे।
- The noise of the helicopter frightened the cattle in the field.
Helicopter के शोर से खेत में खड़े पशु डर गए।
- Air Force helicopters rescued people stuck on rooftops during the floods.
वायुसेना के helicopters ने बाढ़ में छतों पर फँसे लोगों को बचाया।
- Tourists can take a helicopter ride over the temple town.
पर्यटक मंदिर-नगर के ऊपर helicopter की सैर कर सकते हैं।
- A helicopter circled above the crowd before it landed.
उतरने से पहले एक helicopter भीड़ के ऊपर चक्कर लगाता रहा।
- In the film, the hero jumps from a speeding train onto a helicopter.
फ़िल्म में नायक तेज़ चलती रेलगाड़ी से helicopter पर कूद जाता है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The patient was taken to Delhi with helicopter.
✓ The patient was taken to Delhi by helicopter.
The means of transport is shown with by, not with.
यात्रा का साधन बताने के लिए 'by' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ He came by a helicopter.
✓ He came by helicopter.
After by, a means of transport takes no article.
'By' के बाद यात्रा के साधन के साथ article नहीं लगता।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Dhruv is an Indian advanced light helicopter made by HAL; collocation: helicopter parents (parents who control their children too much).
ध्रुव HAL द्वारा निर्मित भारतीय उन्नत हल्का हेलीकॉप्टर है; collocation 'helicopter parents' (बच्चों पर अत्यधिक नियंत्रण रखने वाले माता-पिता)।