heli
Greek for sun
Heli is an informal shortening of helicopter, used as a prefix in compound words: helipad, heliport, heli-skiing.
On its own, it appears mainly in casual speech or specialized contexts like aviation and adventure sports: We took a heli to the glacier.
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
- hoverRemain suspended midair
airlift · medevac · rescue · skids · cockpit · airborne · turbine · Sikorsky
Sun personified in Greece
- sunEarth's primary star
- solFifth scale degree
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- chariotAncient horse-drawn fighter's vehicle
mythology · photon · corona · eclipse · flare · radiance · solstice · equinox
chopper
Rotorcraft or cleaver
- rotorcraftAircraft lifted by blades
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- bladesSharp flat cutting parts
hover · airlift · medevac · rescue · skids · cockpit · airborne · turbine · Sikorsky · Apache
helios
Sun personified in Greece
chariot · mythology · photon · corona · eclipse · flare · radiance · solstice · equinox · photosphere
powder
Fine dry particles
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- alpineOf high elevations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
off-piste · terrain · avalanche · freeride · snowpack · chute · slope · mountainside · drop-off · guide
heliotherapy
Therapeutic sun exposure
- helium balloonGas-filled floating sphere
- helicopter seedWinged seed that spins
- helicopter parentsExcessively protective caregivers
- rescue helicopterAircraft for emergency extraction
- double helixTwo intertwined spirals
- helicopter momsExcessively protective, controlling mothers
helicopter, helium, helix, helical, helipad, heliotrope, heliosphere, heliograph, heliocentric