helipad
/ˈhelipæd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhelipæd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhe-lə-ˌpad ˈhē-/ (ame, mw)
helipad — 名詞
- helipadsingular
- helipadsplural
1. a flat, clearly marked surface, often on a building roof, ship deck, or remote s
直升機坪
供直升機起降的小型平台
a flat, clearly marked surface, often on a building roof, ship deck, or remote site, where a single helicopter can land and take off.
The emergency helicopter landed on the hospital's rooftop helipad at midnight.
那架緊急醫療直升機在午夜時降落在醫院的屋頂直升機坪上。
collocation: rooftop helipad / hospital helipad
Mei-Lin guided the rescue team toward the helipad behind the rural clinic.
Mei-Lin 引導救援隊前往鄉村診所後方的直升機坪。
The helipad on the cruise ship was large enough to receive medical evacuation flights.
那艘郵輪上的直升機坪面積足夠接收醫療後送班機。
Santiago checked the helipad perimeter before the supply flight arrived from the mainland.
Santiago 在補給直升機從本島抵達前檢查了直升機坪周圍的燈光。
Fatima watched the helicopter descend slowly onto the oil rig's helipad.
Fatima 看著直升機緩緩降落在石油鑽井平台上的直升機坪。
- landing pad
more general term; can refer to any marked landing surface, not only for helicopters
- heliport
a larger facility with one or more helipads plus support infrastructure; not a synonym for the pad itself
文法句型
helipad + on/at [location]
用法筆記
Unlike an airport or airfield, a helipad is designed for one helicopter at a time and has no runway. Common locations include hospitals, oil rigs, cruise ships, and mountain rescue stations.