as in chopper
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
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Recent Examples of helicopter
Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Both of these drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are manufactured by Rotor Technologies and based on their Robinson R44 full-scale helicopter.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
Early Monday evening, Biden headed to San Diego International Airport to board Marine One to helicopter him to a fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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Noun
Piana was then taken to the hospital via helicopter.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
Both of these drones, or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), are manufactured by Rotor Technologies and based on their Robinson R44 full-scale helicopter.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
Botany crews travel to the island’s rough shores by boat or helicopter to remove weeds.
—Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
Early Monday evening, Biden headed to San Diego International Airport to board Marine One to helicopter him to a fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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Considered by the space agency as a 30-day technology demonstration of no more than five experimental test flights, the 4-pound chopper performed 72 flights for nearly three years at Mars.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The chopper swoops through the clear blue sky along the East River and sets down on the helipad.Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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Since then, Swift has become a fixture at games—even jetting back to the U.S. from Asia to cheer him and his teammates on to victory at the Super Bowl in February.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The commission also warned that flames can jet out of the container when refueling a pit with an active fire.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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This post was originally published on December 16 Bitcoin has suddenly rocketed higher, passing its previous all-time high and climbing to over $106,000 as incoming U.S. president Donald Trump confirms his plan for a bitcoin game-changer.Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The comedy about the friendships inside a retirement home recently rocketed to the top of Netflix’s viewership top 10, and has just been renewed for Season 2.Michael Schneider, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
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The win catapulted the Chargers to a 9-6 record, with the odds of them making the postseason on some sites swelling to 99 percent.Jay Paris, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Bitcoin and crypto have been catapulted into the spotlight as investors wager the incoming Trump administration will usher in a friendlier regulatory environment, boosting sentiment around the alternative currency.Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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This tested both connecting and disconnecting Orion to a Lunar Gateway, which is a small space station that will orbit the moon and serve as a staging point for missions to the lunar surface via a separate landing vehicle.Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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