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  • noun Plural form of rotor.

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Examples

  • And where the areas of vulnerability are, first of all, the rotors are the wings, just like the wing of an airplane.

    CNN Transcript Feb 8, 2007 2007

  • Bridging the gaps between the rotors were the slender rollers, crowded together like cigars in a box, in order that the strip might have a continuous rolling support.

    The Past Through Tomorrow Heinlein, Robert A. 1967

  • Aftermarket front brake rotors may be used as long as the rotors are the same size (diameter) as OEM equipment.

    Roadracingworld.com 2008

  • Aftermarket front brake rotors may be used as long as the rotors are the same size (diameter) as OEM equipment.

    Roadracingworld.com 2008

  • "As a leading aerospace industry," it continued, "IAI brings its military background to the table, with knowledge in fields such as rotors, aerodynamics, composite materials, and structures, all of which provide a crucial technological infrastructure for civilian fields such as wind power."

    News from TheMediaLine.org. 2010

  • In the parking lot, a helicopter lay crushed on its side, its rotors torn apart and windows smashed.

    Tornadoes batter central U.S. 2011

  • Parrot SA made waves with enthusiasts of remote-controlled flight a couple of years ago with what it calls a quadricopter—a flying device with four rotors that can be controlled over Wi-Fi by a smartphone or tablet.

    Tech Charms: Flying Cameras, Musical Purses Don Clark 2012

  • Paris-based Parrot introduced the AR.Drone 2.0, a so-called quadricopter with four rotors that now includes an HD camera--controllable via iPhone--that gives a pilot's eye view.

    Tech Charms: Flying Cameras, Musical Purses Don Clark 2012

  • After a minute of tilting and bouncing, the chopper finally settled onto the deck and its rotors wound down.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

  • Two more bodyguards followed, and as soon as they cleared the rotors, the chopper rose into the air again, as though the pilot had had enough of sitting on a tiny platform a hundred feet above the sea.

    Gideon’s war Howard Gordon 2011

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