quadcopter

noun

quad·cop·ter ˈkwäd-ˌkäp-tər

plural quadcopters

: a drone (see drone entry 1 sense 2) deriving lift from four separate rotors each oriented about a vertical axis : quadrotor

It's a quadcopter, meaning it's a miniature helicopter with four rotors; basically it looks like a giant four-leaf clover designed by Darth Vader.—

Lev Grossman

A remote control quadcopter-type model helicopter flew directly through the U.S. Coast Guard base at the Arcata-Eureka Airport in McKinleyville on Saturday afternoon …—

Eureka Times Standard (California)

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Several startups are developing a new generation of autonomous aerial vehicles that more closely resemble airplanes than the small quadcopters that dominate the consumer drone industry. —

Stephanie Fuerte, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025 While FPVs and small quadcopters get all the attention, the night bombers inflict heavy losses on Russian forces which are barely noted. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 The tiny quadcopter zips through the air and is controllable via a smartphone app, a dedicated remote control, or an on-drone button. —

PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025 The sound of fighter jets and quadcopters are always over Nuseirat, Mokthar Elshaar, the neighbor, said. —

Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for quadcopter