thopter

/ˈθɒptə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

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noun

"Another ’thopter glided in over the cliff wall above Hawat. He drew in a sharp breath as he saw it—a big troop-carrier. It flew with the slow, spread-wing heaviness of a full load like a giant bird coming to its nest."
"I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship."
"Flowstone Thopter gets +1/-1 and gains flying until end of turn."

Clipping of ornithopter.

thopters (plural)

ornithopter

Questions

How do you pronounce thopter?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɒptə(ɹ)/.

What does thopter mean?

Synonym of ornithopter (“birdlike aircraft”).

Where does thopter come from?

Clipping of ornithopter.

How to pronounce thopter

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