as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone
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State of play: The FAA will close two low-altitude helicopter routes near the airport to most choppers, with exceptions being made for police and medical helicopters, Reuters reported.
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
First responders zigzagged in between the vehicles while chopper blades kicked loose sod into the air.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Ga., who was the chopper's crew chief.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Instead, one controller was handling both planes and choppers, which is allowed under FAA standards but is not the ideal scenario.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ivana Saric, Axios, 31 Jan. 2025
First responders zigzagged in between the vehicles while chopper blades kicked loose sod into the air.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025
Ryan Austin O'Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Ga., who was the chopper's crew chief.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025
Instead, one controller was handling both planes and choppers, which is allowed under FAA standards but is not the ideal scenario.
—NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chopper
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopper. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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