autogyro

• autogiro

From auto- and gyro-, from latinized forms of Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”) and γῦρος (gûros, “circle, gyre”), a variant of earlier Spanish autogiro, from the same roots, coined by Juan de la Cierva c. 1920.

autogyro (plural autogyros)

1. (aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑu̯.toːˈɣiː.roː/

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• Hyphenation: au‧to‧gy‧ro

autogyro m (plural autogyro's)

1. (less common) Official spelling of autogiro