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| Helicab | ||
| A taxi cab that flies using helicopter rotors. |
As far as I know, this is the first instance of this portmanteau word (combining helicopter and taxicab).
| I'm a hack, and I'm looking for a new helicab - something in fair condition. What have you got? |
| From Heli-Cab Hack,
by John Weston. Published by Amazing Stories in 1950 Additional resources -
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Compare to the Tin Cabby from James Blish's 1957 novel Cities in Flight, gyrocab from You are Forbidden! by Jerry Sheldon, and the aircab from Harry Bates' 1940 story Farewell to the Master.
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