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

1 sense of whirlybird

Sense 1
helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeater -- (an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades)
       => heavier-than-air craft -- (a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it)