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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Examples of helicopter in a Sentence
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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In Edinburgh, a police helicopter almost drowned out the chants of the protesters, who plan to launch into the sky the giant ‘‘Baby Donald’’ balloon — depicting the president as an angry orange baby.
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All five crew members fled the plane and were later rescued by Navy helicopters.
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By Sky For a pretty penny—from $299 a person for a group trip and $1,150 for a private excursion—guests of the North End’s Kimpton Onyx can book a helicopter ride to watch fireworks pop at eye level from either a half-mile or mile away in the air.
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Officers then searched a nearby neighborhood with a police helicopter.
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The water beneath Portland’s southernmost bridge was now cut by rescue boats, lit by searchlights, beaten by helicopters, the river’s banks trampled by police and residents who could not or did not want to go back to sleep.
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That’s when deputies responded and encircled the area to search for the suspects using police dogs and a Virginia State Police helicopter.
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Lee’s Summit Underwater Rescue & Recovery conducted a water search, and a Kansas City police helicopter scoped the area from the air.
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There were no fatalities, and only minor injuries were reported during a chaotic scene that included immigrants falling off rooftops in an attempt to escape and low-flying police helicopters scouring the area.
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Origin and Etymology of helicopter
helicopter Synonyms
Definition of helicopter
: to transport by helicopter
Recent Examples of helicopter from the Web
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Emergency rescuers helicoptered Cargo to a hospital, and doctors inserted a stent into his coronary artery.
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If that happens, about 1,000 people would have to be helicoptered to safety, reports CBS News' Mark Strassmann.
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Wilson, comatose, was helicoptered to a nearby hospital.
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Little Louis has been busy meeting his grandmother the Queen who helicoptered to Kensington Palace last week, while Prince Charles has also been to see his new grandson.
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The lumber shattered just above his hands, and the barrel helicoptered into the high, protective netting behind home plate on the first base side.
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The lumber split just above his hands, and the barrel helicoptered into the high, protective netting behind home plate on the first base side.
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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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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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