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
Filming the sequence in Drakensberg, South Africa, Cruise and the stunt team prepared for weeks before ascending more than 75,000 feet in the chopper, from which the actor jumped with the flaming parachute before cutting himself free and deploying a backup parachute.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Abrams, meanwhile, puts any questions of his big-screen bona fides to rest, throwing in choppers, explosions, gunplay, void leaps, and a Cruise fast-run that’s exhilaratingly interrupted.
—Jason Bailey, Vulture, 24 May 2025
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office then sent down two choppers upon Monroe’s request, Ramsay said., one of which was manned with a sniper.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
More recently, on April 10, a family of five and a helicopter pilot were killed when a chopper flying over Manhattan crashed into the Hudson River near New Jersey.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Abrams, meanwhile, puts any questions of his big-screen bona fides to rest, throwing in choppers, explosions, gunplay, void leaps, and a Cruise fast-run that’s exhilaratingly interrupted.
—Jason Bailey, Vulture, 24 May 2025
The Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office then sent down two choppers upon Monroe’s request, Ramsay said., one of which was manned with a sniper.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 9 May 2025
More recently, on April 10, a family of five and a helicopter pilot were killed when a chopper flying over Manhattan crashed into the Hudson River near New Jersey.
—Moná Thomas, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopper
helicopter
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The Placer County Sheriff's Office Dive Team, search and rescue units, CAL FIRE’s Technical Rescue Team and a California Highway Patrol helicopter were used in the rescue efforts.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2025
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President Donald Trump can be seen speaking to reporters before boarding the Marine One presidential helicopter and departing the White House on June 24 in Washington, D.C.—
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopper. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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