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 Like any good explorer, the yacht can also hold two tenders and a chopper. —

Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026 The chopper headed to a medical center in Jalisco. —

Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026 Making his first start of Grapefruit League action, Sale began his outing with two strikeouts, but then Twins left fielder Trevor Larnach bounced a chopper off the plate to the left of the mound that Sale tried to snag with a vertical leap. —

Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 22 Feb. 2026 With runners on second and third and two outs, Connor Norby hit a chopper past the third base bag. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chopper

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helicopter

Noun

Running from the law Enforcement of the nudity ban has never been a high priority, but in March 1994 police rushed onto the beach in force, with a helicopter buzzing overhead.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026
Ballot boxes were being collected from remote mountain villages in the northern parts of the country using helicopters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026