0 a plane that flies using long, thin parts on top of it that turn around very fast -- helicóptero
1 an aircraft with blades on top which spin -- helicóptero [ masculine ]
a rescue helicopter un helicóptero de rescate
Military helicopters came to lift heavy pieces of masonry that had fallen down.
There are only a few helicopters available to save tens of thousands of victims.
Helicopter gunships and heavy-handed military tactics in crowded urban streets can only feed the resentment and the disorder that recruits for militancy.
Why was it not possible to come to the rescue with a larger number of helicopters sooner?
Finally, we had some success with helicopters but helicopters cannot carry large quantities of food.
The use of crop spraying helicopters, however, must be regulated.