rotorcraft

noun

ro·​tor·​craft ˈrō-tər-ˌkraft 

plural rotorcraft

: an aircraft (such as a helicopter) whose lift is derived principally from rotating airfoils

Examples of rotorcraft in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The rotorcraft is being built at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland. —Mary Eber, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

For example, Skyfall will feature three little helicopters, which will be similar to Ingenuity, the NASA rotorcraft that landed on the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in February 2021. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026

The result is an uncrewed rotorcraft intended as a high-utility, low-cost helicopter for both commercial and military applications. —David Szondy march 11, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026

At the time, the team, made up of students and graduates, created a full-scale 550-lb rotorcraft capable of lifting a 200-lb payload on a modest USD 320,000 budget. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rotorcraft

• allograft
• autograft
• autographed
• countershaft
• handicraft
• homograft
• hovercraft
• lithographed
• overdraft
• photographed
• telegraphed
• understaffed