AUTOROTATION


Meaning of AUTOROTATION in English

— autorotational , adj.

/aw'toh roh tay"sheuhn/ , n. Aeron.

the condition of flight occurring when lift is derived solely from the action of air upon the unpowered rotor of a moving helicopter or autogiro.

[ 1915-20; AUTO- 1 + ROTATION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .