Definitions

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  • noun A small landing place for helicopters, denoted by a large "H".

Etymologies

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heli- + pad

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Examples

  • Tory MP Sir Michael Spicer, who put in £7,000 of gardening claims - including hedge cutting around his 'helipad' - and the cost of hanging a chandelier, is also on the list.

    Home | Mail Online 2010

  • Implicit in the construction of such a helipad is the hope in the worst case of avoiding the sort of panicked public rooftop departure that marked the American defeat in Vietnam.

    The Mega-Bunker of Baghdad Langewiesche, William 2007

  • It looked like on the helipad, which is on that side.

    CNN Transcript Sep 11, 2001 2001

  • Leading from the helipad was a yet more formal pathway.

    Last Chance to See Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1990

  • "acceptable", including the work he had done on his 'helipad' - which he held was not a real helipad.

    The Latest From www.politics.co.uk 2010

  • "acceptable", including the work he had done on his 'helipad' - which he held was not a real helipad.

    The Latest From www.politics.co.uk 2010

  • The "Futenma Replacement Facility," as by now it was known, had grown from a modest "helipad," as it was referred to in 1996, to a removable, offshore pontoon with a runway, initially 1,500 meters but gradually stretching to

    Independent Media Center: Japan 2009

  • In December 2006, he submitted, although he claimed last night that the "helipad" was a "family joke".

    Telegraph Major News 2009

  • Another was allowed to claim for a "helipad" to be maintained.

    Telegraph Major News 2009

  • The "Futenma Replacement Facility," as by now it was known, had grown from a modest "helipad," as it was referred to in 1996, to a removable, offshore pontoon with a runway, initially 1,500 meters but gradually stretching to

    Independent Media Center: Japan 2009

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