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whirlybird

[hwur-lee-burd, wur-] / ˈʰwɜr liˌbɜrd, ˈwɜr- /
NOUN
helicopter
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UConn coach Dan Hurley’s point guard brother, Bobby, was the whirlybird engine of that Duke team, a household name, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

You could connect the Hero to comic-book capitalists like Batman and Iron Man — and just maybe to the real-life mogul, with a predilection for spaceflight and whirlybird drones, whose company bankrolls this series.

From New York Times Jun. 22, 2023

As the Scoobies take the slow gondola back down the mountain Matsson flies past in his whirlybird.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2023

The sugary whirlybird also features rotor blades and windows made from white chocolate.

From BBC Mar. 31, 2021

He points it at the whirlybird and clicks.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein




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