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Definition of heliport noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heliport

noun

/ˈhelipɔːt/

/ˈhelipɔːrt/

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a place where helicopters take off and landTopics Transport by airc2
Word Origin1940s: from heli- + port ‘harbour’, on the pattern of airport.

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