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• Heliport

  [hel-uh-pawrt, -pohrt, hee-luh-] /ˈhɛl əˌpɔrt, -ˌpoʊrt, ˈhi lə-/ noun 1. a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area. /ˈhɛlɪˌpɔːt/ noun 1. an airport for helicopters n. 1948, from helicopter + second element abstracted from airport.

• Heli-ski

  verb to downhill ski on remote mountains after being dropped of by a helicopter Examples He wants to heli-ski in Alaska. Word Origin heli(copter) + ski Usage Note heli-skiing n, heli-ski adj

• Heliskiing

  [hel-i-skee-ing] /ˈhɛl ɪˌski ɪŋ/ noun 1. skiing on remote mountains to which the participants are brought by helicopter.

• Heli-skiing

  noun 1. skiing in which skiers are transported by helicopter to remote slopes

• Helium

  [hee-lee-uh m] /ˈhi li əm/ noun 1. an inert, gaseous element present in the sun’s atmosphere and in natural gas, and also occurring as a radioactive decomposition product, used as a substitute for flammable gases in dirigible balloons. Symbol: He; atomic weight: 4.0026; atomic number: 2; density: 0.1785 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure. […]

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