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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This was a long-range missile payload which would release multiple quadcopter drones over the target area. —

David Hambling, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 There are STOLs and VTOLs, quadcopters, octocopters and hexacopters. —

Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024 Footage shared by the company shows a quadcopter crossing its path, catching fire and plummeting to the ground. —

Colin Demarest, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024 Researchers remotely control the claw while the quadcopter hovers in place. —

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