Definition of helicopter
: an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes
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took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
Recent Examples of helicopter from the Web
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BERLIN – Authorities say an employee at an airfield in southern Germany has died after being hit by flying debris when the rotor blades of a military helicopter collided with the facility's control tower.
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While strolling through Buckingham Palace Garden with naturalist David Attenborough for a TV documentary, the tranquility is shattered by the sound of a helicopter flying above, giving the Queen an opportunity to show off her sense of humor.
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Twitter stream features a photo of a black helicopter.
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Officers lost the vehicle but with the assistance of a sheriff’s helicopter were able to track the car to Center Drive near Commercial Street, where it had been abandoned.
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Believing Clark to be a suspect, officers chased him to his grandmother’s backyard with the help of an overhead helicopter from the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.
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The carrier has an aircraft complement of 24 J-15 fighters and an assortment of helicopters.
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One of the people killed in a the crash of a sightseeing helicopter in New York City on Sunday was a graduate of Butler University.
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Electric passenger drones, seating two to five travelers and looking like distant cousins of today's helicopters, could come on the market within the next two years, according to a new study by Deloitte.
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Origin and Etymology of helicopter
helicopter Synonyms
Definition of helicopter
: to travel by helicopter
: to transport by helicopter
Recent Examples of helicopter from the Web
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Good Samaritans applied tourniquets to the victim's leg, who was later helicoptered to North Hawaii Community Hospital.
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There was even the time the American was helicoptered off a mountain after a body-battering crash during downhill training at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
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Officials helicoptered a male pronghorn to a breeding pen at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge and trucked others to herds nearby, Hervert said.
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But helicoptering in to glean talking points differs greatly from composing one’s own system and game plans.
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Dino Escudero Alcántara said the area was inaccessible by land, so emergency responders were helicoptered down to the site or arrived by boat.
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The mistimed kick helicoptered left and struck the upright.
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Officers and local officials honored Cobb, a Conroe resident who earned hero status helicoptering in the Vietnam War.
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Furze had boarded the Amundsen in early August along with two Washington Post journalists – helicoptering from the small Inuit community of Resolute Bay, a central launching point in the Canadian Arctic islands.
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First Known Use of helicopter
1952
HELICOPTER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of helicopter for English Language Learners
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: an aircraft that can stay in the air without moving forward and that has metal blades that turn around on its top
HELICOPTER Defined for Kids
Definition of helicopter for Students
: an aircraft supported in the air by horizontal propellers
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