heliport
Rotorcraft landing zone
A heliport is a small airport designed for helicopters, typically featuring one or more landing pads rather than runways.
Heliports often serve hospitals, corporate buildings, or offshore platforms where conventional aircraft cannot land: The executive helicopter touched down at the rooftop heliport.
Aircraft lifted by blades
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- gyrocopterRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- whirlybirdInformal term for helicopter
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
blades · skids · cockpit · turbine · airlift · hover · airborne · takeoff
Cushioned writing surface
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- apronWaist-tied protective garment
- hangarAircraft storage structure
- terminalAt the endpoint
windsock · markings · lights · beacons · perimeter · pavement · concrete · asphalt
Emergency medical transport
- medevacEmergency air transport injured
- rescueSave from harm
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
paramedic · stretcher · evacuation · first responder · triage · airlift · disaster · coastguard
Very tall urban building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
- urbanPertaining to cities
elevation · terrace · metropolis · cityscape · building · architecture · deck · access
Coastal city with docks
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- terminalAt the endpoint
- shuttleShort-distance transport
- taxiVehicle for hire
passenger · commute · ticketing · connection · transit · intermodal · transfer · offshore platform
rotorcraft
Aircraft lifted by blades
- chopperRotorcraft or cleaver
- gyrocopterRotorcraft with unpowered rotor
- whirlybirdInformal term for helicopter
rotor · blades · skids · cockpit · turbine · airlift · hover · airborne · takeoff · landing
pad
Cushioned writing surface
terminal · windsock · markings · lights · beacons · perimeter · pavement · concrete · asphalt · clearance
ambulance
Emergency medical transport
hospital · paramedic · stretcher · evacuation · first responder · triage · airlift · disaster · coastguard · search and rescue
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
- highriseMultistory urban building
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- skylineUrban profile against atmosphere
urban · elevation · terrace · metropolis · cityscape · building · architecture · deck · access · elevator
seaport
Coastal city with docks
taxi · passenger · commute · ticketing · connection · transit · intermodal · transfer · offshore platform · oil rig
VIP
Notable, for short
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- charterFounding organizational document
- privateRestricted to certain parties
luxury · dignitary · executive · shuttle · business · limousine · concierge · discreet · security · bodyguard
- landing sitesairfield, airstrip, landing pad, landing strip, landing zone
- entry pointsborder checkpoint, border station, customs office, port of entry, immigration station
- transit hubsairports, train station, train stations, bus station, bus stations
- helicopterschopper, rotorcraft, copter, helo, medevac