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
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Laser Directed Energy Weapon system, which uses radar and electro-optical sensors to track low-flying targets, including quadcopters and helicopters.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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
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Noun
This comes after the tourist helicopter crash in the Hudson earlier this month that killed a family of five and their pilot.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Laser Directed Energy Weapon system, which uses radar and electro-optical sensors to track low-flying targets, including quadcopters and helicopters.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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President Carol Folt summoned the LAPD, who — in full riot gear, and with police choppers thundering overhead — descended on our campus to zip-tie and arrest 93 unarmed protestors, mostly students and a few faculty trying to protect them.—
Sandy Tolan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday announced the helicopter company whose sightseeing chopper crashed into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five tourists from Spain, is shutting down its operations immediately.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There were also a total of three rapes reported related to jet ski rentals last year.—
Audrey Conklin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The day after the announcement, Trump jetted to Florida for the weekend.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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A day after rumors rocketed around the internet suggesting Europe was considering a ban on the lightweight material, a report on Tuesday clarified that claim, making clear that it would not be banned.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2025
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The stars, part of a six-woman, all-female cadre, rocketed off alongside former NASA rocket scientist Aisha Bowe, bioastronautics research scientist Amanda Nguyen, and film producer Kerianne Flynn.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Before the boat has even slowed, my guide Jairo Zuñiga rushes toward the bow, spinning rod in hand, and catapults a popper directly into the action.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Michigan product continued to excel against the run, but also flashed some ability as a pass-rusher which could catapult his draft stock.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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The exoplanet was discovered in 2015 by NASA's Kepler space telescope and is one of two orbiting K2-18.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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During that time, the orbiting planet passed in front of the star.—
Daniel Apai,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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