copter

noun

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

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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Search: Boats, a copter and a postcard Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025 After the tragic April 10 copter crash, some city lawmakers renewed calls for an outright ban on nonessential helicopter flights. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025 The Federal Aviation Administration accused the owner of the company behind last week’s fatal Hudson River helicopter crash of firing its director of operations in apparent retaliation for voluntarily shutting down all copter tours — and has ordered the company grounded. John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2025 Once the detecting copter located the target jeep’s radio signal, the camera copters quickly sped to the area and captured images of the jeep. Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for copter

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 12 Jul. 2025.

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copter

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