Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A helicopter.

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  • noun military, slang helicopter

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Shortening and alteration of helicopter.]

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Examples

  • An A-Star helo, which is the main way we got around.

    drbigbeef Diary Entry drbigbeef 2005

  • Might be seals in the boat, but I think the helo is a 46 based on the width and shape of the ramp.

    Knowledge is Power 2009

  • Might be seals in the boat, but I think the helo is a 46 based on the width and shape of the ramp.

    Knowledge is Power 2009

  • Might be seals in the boat, but I think the helo is a 46 based on the width and shape of the ramp.

    Knowledge is Power 2009

  • I agree that they make difficult platforms from which to shoot but they also make impossible precisely and a helo is a darn sight bigger target than an outboard engine.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • I agree that they make difficult platforms from which to shoot but they also make impossible precisely and a helo is a darn sight bigger target than an outboard engine.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • Might be seals in the boat, but I think the helo is a 46 based on the width and shape of the ramp.

    Knowledge is Power 2009

  • I agree that they make difficult platforms from which to shoot but they also make impossible precisely and a helo is a darn sight bigger target than an outboard engine.

    Army Rumour Service 2009

  • For somewhat shorter distances we take advantage of helicopter "helo" support, and in the vicinity of our Ascent Glacier camp we can do more detailed work by snowmobiling to rock outcrops and glacial moraines.

    NYT > Home Page By JEFF VERVOORT 2011

  • Mail. defaults do smtp do host 'smtp-server. nc.rr.com' helo 'intertwingly. net' end

    Planet Apache 2010

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  • Short for hello.

    September 30, 2015