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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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That engine takes the copter to a cruising speed of a 62 mph (100 km/h).
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Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
To avoid competition for charters, many have invested in personal ‘copters for the regular trip, says Jim Rohrstaff of Legacy Partners, which developed Te Arai Links.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Towel-waving involves an intricate flow of flips, curls, and twirls, each with its own name: helicopter, dirty copter, pizza, super8.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Rescuers aboard the copter plucked the hiker to safety from a riverbank, the helicopter touching down in a clearing where, even after his ordeal, the hiker was able to walk from the craft under his own power.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
To avoid competition for charters, many have invested in personal ‘copters for the regular trip, says Jim Rohrstaff of Legacy Partners, which developed Te Arai Links.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Towel-waving involves an intricate flow of flips, curls, and twirls, each with its own name: helicopter, dirty copter, pizza, super8.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Rescuers aboard the copter plucked the hiker to safety from a riverbank, the helicopter touching down in a clearing where, even after his ordeal, the hiker was able to walk from the craft under his own power.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copter. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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copter
noun
cop·ter
ˈkäp-tər 
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