tiltrotor
English
noun
Definitions
- An aircraft that has powered rotors mounted on engine pods that can rotate to provide lift and/or propulsion
Etymology
Compound from English tilt (tent fabric and covering) + English rotor.
Origin
English
rotor
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Tilt-A-Whirl English
- a-tilt English
- antitilt English
- atilt English
- hexarotor English
- multirotor English
- overtilt English
- pretilt English
- proprotor English
- quadrotor English
- retilt English
- rotor English
- rotorcraft English
- rotored English
- rotorless English
- tilt English
- tiltability English
- tiltable English
- tilter English
- tiltest English
- tilteth English
- tiltmeter English
- tiltwing English
- tilty English
- uptilt English
- tiltata Finnish
- rota Latin
- tilt Italian
- tilte Middle English
- rotor Czech