helideck

/ ˈhɛlɪˌdɛk /

noun

1. a landing deck for helicopters on ships, oil platforms, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of helideck¹

C20: from heli- + deck

Example Sentences

And the British Antarctic Survey’s new RRS Sir David Attenborough has not only a helideck and hangar, but also a “moonpool” port in its hull for deploying undersea instruments.

From Science Magazine

Captain Will Whatley performed the wedding ceremony on the ship's helideck as the sun shone.

From BBC

The HSE found the crew had to shelter in an unprotected area below the helideck because the flammable gas release - and the potential for it to ignite - meant evacuation from the installation by helicopter from the helideck "was too dangerous to be used".

From BBC

Cammell Laird - founded in 1828 - is expected to complete work on the ship, which will be the first British-built polar research vessel with a helideck, in 2019.

From BBC

They constructed a fake helideck and attached it to the crow’s nest of the Arctic Sunrise then bobbed in boats for hour after hour, firing ropes over it with catapults.

From Salon