HELI-


Meaning of HELI- in English

heli- 1

var. of helio- before a vowel: helianthus.

heli- 2

a combining form representing helicopter in compound words: helidrop; helilift; helitaxi.

[ by analysis of HELICOPTER as heli- (an assumed comb. form with -I-) + -copter; cf. COPTER ]

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