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helideck

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-lideck
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) allowing helicopters to land and take off.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English heli- English deck English helideck From heli- + deck.

Inflected Forms

helidecks (plural)

Questions

What does helideck mean?
A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) allowing helicopters to land and take off.
Where does helideck come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (hélix) Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ Proto-Hellenic *pterón Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón) French hélicoptèrebor. English helicopterclip. English heli- English deck English helideck From heli- + deck.

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