helicab

English

Etymology

From heli- +‎ cab under the influence of helicopter. Compare earlier aerocab and aeroplane, aircab and airplane, etc.

Noun

helicab (plural helicabs)

  1. (science fiction) A helicopter used as a taxicab.
    • 1999, Phyllis Gotlieb, Violent Stars, New York, N.Y.: Tor Books, →ISBN, page 182:
      She'd insisted on creeping out of a back exit and we took three different helicabs.

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