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rotor blade
noun
, Aeronautics.
- one airfoil of the rotor of a rotary-wing aircraft.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rotor blade1
First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences
A helicopter crashed after the hose it used to suck water from a lake broke free and got tangled in the rotor blades.
From Los Angeles Times
A gripping device set the log down on the creek bed while the whirling rotor blades kicked up dust.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr Salmon, from London, said that after being evacuated he initially mistook the helicopter's rotor blade for a lamppost.
From BBC
Along with the recovery of one man's body, crews found the flight recorders near each other as well as debris including parts of rotor blades.
From BBC
Two flight recorders were discovered close to each other as was debris including parts of rotor blades.
From BBC
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