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  • noun aviation An autogyro, similar to a helicopter.

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Examples

  • The two people in the gyrocopter were arrested on suspicion of murder, and one appeared in court March 23.

    Female Firsts, Fox Hunting, and Murder By Gyrocopter 2009

  • The two people in the gyrocopter were arrested on suspicion of murder, and one appeared in court March 23.

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • A gyrocopter is a smaller version of a helicopter, holding one or two people and travelling at much slower speeds.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Police say Trevor Morse, 48, died Monday after being struck by a light aircraft known as a gyrocopter at an airfield near Stratford-upon-Avon, England, The Times of London reported.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

  • Because one doesn't often hear of gyrocopter hunting tragedies, I did another search to satisfy my morbid curiosity.

    Female Firsts, Fox Hunting, and Murder By Gyrocopter 2009

  • It had been set up in the memory of a Trevor Morse, "in the wake of the tragic events of Monday 9th March 2009 ... when the Warwickshire Hunt was deprived of one of its truest and most loyal supporters ... following the incident involving a gyrocopter at Long Marston airfield ..."

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • Called the Window on the World, it is a true cabinet of curiosities with more that 800 objects, including a Tay Bridge girder and a 1930s gyrocopter, displayed up to 18 metres high.

    New National Museum of Scotland unveiled after £47m revamp 2011

  • Almost more bizarre, a joint master of the Warwickshire Hunt told the BBC, "A gyrocopter had been following us for a couple of weeks and we had made a formal complaint to the Civil Aviation Authority 10 days ago."

    Uncategorized Blog Posts 2009

  • Almost more bizarre, a joint master of the Warwickshire Hunt told the BBC, "A gyrocopter had been following us for a couple of weeks and we had made a formal complaint to the Civil Aviation Authority 10 days ago."

    Female Firsts, Fox Hunting, and Murder By Gyrocopter 2009

  • It had been set up in the memory of a Trevor Morse, "in the wake of the tragic events of Monday 9th March 2009 ... when the Warwickshire Hunt was deprived of one of its truest and most loyal supporters ... following the incident involving a gyrocopter at Long Marston airfield ..."

    Female Firsts, Fox Hunting, and Murder By Gyrocopter 2009

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    March 7, 2010

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