Meaning
helicopter
In a sentence
Un elicottero vola sopra la spiaggia ogni mattina.
A helicopter flies over the beach every morning.
Hai visto l'elicottero vicino all'ospedale?
Did you see the helicopter near the hospital?
Ieri non ho preso l'elicottero, era troppo caro.
Yesterday I didn't take the helicopter, it was too expensive.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| elicottero | masculine · singular |
| elicotteri | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use elicottero for the aircraft; colloquial shortened forms like elicottero sanitario appear in context, but not a common everyday synonym.
- It is masculine: l'elicottero, un elicottero, gli elicotteri. Learners sometimes guess the wrong article because it starts with e-.
- Common with verbs like prendere, pilotare, atterrare, decollare. For travel, in elicottero means by helicopter.