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
Skubal issued a walk to Jose Ramirez, and after getting the next two batters to strikeout, Gabriel Arias’s high chopper for an infield hit saw Martinez dare Skubal by sprinting from second base to home.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Moments later, the couple disembarked from the chopper, walking hand-in-hand across the South Lawn.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
More from professional wood chopper, Nicole Coenen, after the break.
—Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2025
Slap a 66-mph chopper to a safe spot on the infield.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Moments later, the couple disembarked from the chopper, walking hand-in-hand across the South Lawn.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
More from professional wood chopper, Nicole Coenen, after the break.
—Outside Online, 24 Sep. 2025
Slap a 66-mph chopper to a safe spot on the infield.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chopper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopper
helicopter
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The same outlet reported that the two previously had a heated exchange on board the presidential helicopter.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
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Their efforts have included agents rappelling from Black Hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building in the middle of the night and masked agents chasing people in the heart of Chicago's Mexican community.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopper. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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