copter

noun

cop·​ter ˈkäp-tər How to pronounce copter (audio)
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Examples of copter in a Sentence

copters from the local TV stations made the obligatory reports on the bumper-to-bumper traffic at the start of the holiday weekend
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Carroll was eventually flown to a hospital by a medical copter. Logan Smith, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026 The copter was operated by Airborne Aviation, which does sightseeing tours of Kauai’s canyons, shoreline and waterfalls. Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026 The Easter Bunny will fly in via copter, then hand out eggs to children. Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 These copters, presumably built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will carry cameras and ground-penetrating radars to scan the Martian terrain for subsurface water ice. Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for copter

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First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of copter was in 1943

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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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copter

noun
cop·​ter ˈkäp-tər How to pronounce copter (audio)
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