Helicopter vs. Samara

Helicopter and Samara Definitions
Helicopter
An aircraft that derives its lift from blades that rotate about an approximately vertical central axis.
Samara
A dry, indehiscent, winged one-seeded or two-seeded fruit, as of an ash, elm, or maple.
Helicopter
To go or transport by helicopter.
Samara
The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
Helicopter
(aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
We flew over the city in a helicopter.
Samara
A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.
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Helicopter
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
Samara
A winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
Helicopter
(botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
Helicopter
A dragonfly.
Helicopter
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
Helicopter
(transitive) To transport by helicopter.
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Helicopter
(intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
Helicopter
To rotate like a helicopter blade.
Helicopter
To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
Helicopter
A heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed wings. Contrasted with fixed-wing aircraft.
Helicopter
To travel in a helicopter.
Helicopter
To transport in a helicopter.
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Helicopter
An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades