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autorotation

[aw-toh-roh-tey-shuhn]

noun Aeronautics.

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.

Origin:
1915–20; auto-¹ + rotation

Related forms

au·to·ro·ta·tion·al, adjective

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autorotation (ˌɔːtəʊrəʊˈteɪʃən)

—n
	the continuous rotation of a body in an airflow, such as that of the rotor blades of a helicopter in an unpowered descent

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