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
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
The cause is, however, still being investigated. 161 engines, 37 water tenders, 13 helicopters, 77 dozers and 44 hand crews are working to suppress the fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
If all goes well, recovery teams will helicopter it to a portable clean room to remove its heat shield and back shell and then fly it to a specially prepared facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
Verb
In it, the group of operatives attempt to intercept a team of Chinese nuclear scientists in Iran; the situation devolves into a shootout, culminating in a last-minute helicopter rescue.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
The cause is, however, still being investigated. 161 engines, 37 water tenders, 13 helicopters, 77 dozers and 44 hand crews are working to suppress the fire.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
Noun
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The chopper was being operated by Northumbria Helicopters, the Associated Press reported.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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While many of us were flying the chopper to the left to skip the map, Gailey was using a Radio Shack TRS80 Model III to hone his video game creation skills.—
Curtis Silver,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In October 2022, the tennis champ jetted off to Greece for a little getaway.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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There is absolutely no reason why a Sheriff for Suffolk County should feel the need to jet off to the Bahamas for any junket.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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Bitcoin has rocketed to an all-time high this year, with its latest boom enticing a new wave of surprising and controversial new cryptocurrencies.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The car can rocket from zero to 62 mph in under three seconds and reach a top speed of 211 mph.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Padres hadn’t won since Pivetta last climbed a mound on Wednesday in San Francisco, a blowout that catapulted the team into first place in the NL West this deep into a season for the first time since 2010.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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Multiple winning streaks of 10-plus games have catapulted the Brewers to first place in the National League Central and have given them the best record in MLB.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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While most satellite internet services operate from single geostationary satellites orbiting Earth at about 22,236 miles, Starlink is a constellation of thousands of satellites that operate from a low-Earth orbit, about 341 miles up.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The planet – orbiting at about 56 times the average distance between the Earth and the sun – was captured in near infrared light, which is the type of view that someone would see when using night-vision goggles.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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