helideck
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of helideck
C20: from heli- + deck
Example Sentences
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For late-arriving quests, the Amadea also boasts a helideck.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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