parcelcopter
English
the UAV called a parcelcopter
Etymology
Blend of parcel + helicopter
Noun
parcelcopter (plural parcelcopters)
- A small-scale unmanned aerial vehicle used to promptly transport a package.
- 2014 October 8, “DHL's parcelcopter drone taking to the air”, in TechSmart Business:
- Utilising a remotely controlled quad-copter drone, DHL's new service will send its parcelcopters to the small German island of Juist, while flying 50 metres above ground to avoid any air control regulations.
- 2015 February 18, Chris Morris, “Where can Amazon legally fly its drones?”, in Fortune:
- And, in Germany, DHL launched an experimental drone delivery service called “parcelcopter” in December 2013, carrying small parcels to the small island of Juist (population 2,000).
- 2015, Susan Hayes, Really? Robots, p. 17:
- Express delivery Parcelcopters could deliver packages and pizzas to your door!
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