Huey

huey English Pronunciation en /ˈhjuː.i/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Huey.wav Southern England en uːi 2 Etymology 1 From the pronunciation of Hughie. Alternative forms en Hughie Proper noun ~ s en male Hugh. Etymology 2 From the original US Army designation of the Bell 204/205 helicopter, "HU-1", acronymized into "Huey", and extended to cover the Cobra gunship version of the same platform. Noun en countable informal An American military helicopter, the UH-1 Iroquois. en countable informal An American military helicopter, the AH-1 Cobra. Synonyms AH-1 Cobra en Huey Cobra, en Huey-Cobra, en HueyCobra Derived terms en huey all helicopters, by extension, from the Vietnam War troops en Huey Cobra, en Huey-Cobra, en HueyCobra en Twin Huey, en Twin-Huey en Super Huey, en Super-Huey, en SuperHuey Etymology 3 Proper noun ~ s en male Hubert. en uncountable surfing Imaginary god who creates surf (waves, and associated conditions), generally used humorously. The spilt milk would be offered as a gift to Surf God Huey who would surely reward our kindness with sick waves. — surfingnz.com, Road Trip #6 http://www.surfingnz.com/roadtrip_no6.html 13 December 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20211106031803/http://www.surfingnz.com/roadtrip_no6.html 6 November 2021 Archived copy en en male. References Anagrams en ehuy Yueh Yüeh