Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "autogyro" nau'in jirgin sama ne da ake ɗagawa da motsa shi ta hanyar jujjuyawa mai jujjuyawa cikin 'yanci, wanda injina ke tuka shi. Ana kuma san autogyro a matsayin gyroplane, gyrocopter, ko autogiro. Yana kama da helikwafta a bayyanarsa, amma yana aiki da wata manufa ta daban, kuma yawanci yana tashi da ƙananan gudu da tsayi.
