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: one that chops
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: a device that interrupts an electric current or a beam of radiation (such as light) at short regular intervals
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: a high-bouncing batted baseball
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: a customized motorcycle
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: one that has the front wheel forward of the handlebars
Examples of chopper in a Sentence
Noun
The sound of choppers filled the sky.
army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone
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Anna Journey, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
San Antonio police said officers stopped pursuing Pinero as their chopper followed his vehicle, KENS reported.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
In the morning, Peggy and another Donut would don their light blue outfits, board a helicopter and chopper to a firebase.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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Noun
Right now, Chuck and Gail’s house still stands with its Spanish tile, twin writers’ sheds,
and framed Sylvia Plath drawing, the flames
stopped by the choppers’ water bombs
half a block from their gate.
—Anna Journey, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
San Antonio police said officers stopped pursuing Pinero as their chopper followed his vehicle, KENS reported.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
In many ways, the significance of the Captain America chopper and its absence, could arguably make this one of the more valuable cultural icons of all time...
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024
In the morning, Peggy and another Donut would don their light blue outfits, board a helicopter and chopper to a firebase.
—John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopper. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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