Rotary-wing
noun, Aeronautics.
1.
an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
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verb (used with object), rotated, rotating. 1. to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve. 2. to cause to go through a cycle of changes; cause to pass or follow in a fixed routine of succession: to rotate farm crops. 3. to replace (a person, troops, etc.) by another or others, usually […]
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