Thesaurus results for CHOPPER

chopper

noun

ˈchä-pər

as in helicopter

a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone

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Recent Examples of chopper Marcus Semien hit a chopper down the left side, which Jorbit Vivas stabbed at wildly while missing it badly. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 At least two choppers are kept up in the air for around 20 hours every day. —

Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026 This compact food chopper can cut prep time in half in the kitchen — literally. —

Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 The Pirates took a 5-4 lead in the ninth when Nick Gonzales broke for the plate on pinch-hitter Jake Mangum's one-out chopper to third base off Cole Winn (1-1). —

CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chopper

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helicopter

Noun

Maritime evacuations remain among the most difficult rescue operations because helicopters have limited offshore range and many expedition vessels lack helipads entirely.

— Barbara Booth, CNBC, 9 May 2026
The rotors on the SkyFall helicopters will also be larger than those on Ingenuity, which spun its blades at 2,700 rpm, already 10 times faster than passenger helicopters on Earth.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026