heliport

See also: héliport

English

a helicopter landing at a heliport

Etymology

Blend of helicopter +‎ port, by analogy to airport.

Pronunciation

(Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhɛlɪˌpoɹt/

Noun

heliport (plural heliports)

(aviation) A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.

Synonyms

helidrome

Related terms

Translations

facility for helicopters

Basque: heliportu (eu)
Esperanto: helikopterhaveno
Finnish: helikopterikenttä (fi)
French: héliport (fr) m
Icelandic: þyrluvöllur m

Italian: eliporto (it) m
Macedonian: хелидром m (hélidrom)
Portuguese: heliporto (pt) m
Serbo-Croatian: heliodrom (sh) m
Spanish: helipuerto (es) m

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