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quadcopter
[ kwod-kop-ter ]
noun
- a rotorcraft with four arms, each with a propeller, one pair of which spins clockwise while the other spins counterclockwise, enabling the craft to hover and maintain stability:
For aerial photography in mountainous regions, our drones of choice are small battery-powered quadcopters.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quadcopter1
First recorded in 1920–25 (in the sense “manned rotocraft”); quad(ri-) ( def ) + copter ( def )
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