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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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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Kylie White followed with a chopper up the middle for Joshua to put two on with two out, but Lindemuth fanned Kendyl Lay for the final out.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
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Noun
On Thursday, students and faculty initially walked silently in the heat while media choppers hovered overhead.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Kylie White followed with a chopper up the middle for Joshua to put two on with two out, but Lindemuth fanned Kendyl Lay for the final out.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chopper. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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