heliport

noun

he·​li·​port ˈhe-lə-ˌpȯrt How to pronounce heliport (audio)
ˈhē-
: a landing and takeoff place for a helicopter

Examples of heliport in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The area includes the actual site of the heliport, which is to be decommissioned, and several other key downtown parcels, including portions of Circle Centre Mall and the Gold Building. Hayleigh Colombo, The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2024 Yet the design also includes a dinghy bay, a heliport, a car garage, and even an underwater escape pod for Bond-like exits. Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 June 2024 The drug baron installed an airplane runway, a villa, heliports, aircraft hangars, horse stables, 27 artificial lakes, a dinosaur theme park and a bull ring. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024 This larger aircraft, Langford says, should be able to operate from 295-foot-long fields—a layout that could fit at some of Manhattan’s current riverside heliports. Steven Ashley, Scientific American, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for heliport 

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Word History

First Known Use

1948, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of heliport was in 1948

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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heliport. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

heliport

noun
he·​li·​port ˈhel-ə-ˌpō(ə)rt How to pronounce heliport (audio)
ˈhē-lə-,
-ˌpȯ(ə)rt
: a landing and takeoff place for a helicopter

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