Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gyroplane

1 sense of gyroplane

Sense 1
autogiro, autogyro, gyroplane -- (an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided by a conventional propeller)
       => heavier-than-air craft -- (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)