ALL meanings of autogiro
au·to·gi·ro
A a - noun autogiro a self-propelled aircraft supported in flight mainly by unpowered rotating horizontal blades 3
- noun autogiro an aircraft that moves forward by means of a propeller and is supported in the air mainly by means of a large rotor mounted horizontally above the fuselage and turned by air pressure rather than motor power: largely superseded by the helicopter 3
- noun plural autogiro an aircraft with an unpowered, horizontally rotating propeller on a shaft above the fuselage that provides lift for the machine, with forward propulsion being provided by a conventional propeller: superseded in most applications by the helicopter. 1
- noun autogiro A form of aircraft with freely rotating horizontal vanes and a propeller. It differs from a helicopter in that the vanes are not powered but rotate in the slipstream, propulsion being by a conventional mounted engine. 1
- noun autogiro (aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller. 0