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
Laid flat, those lapels could mark out a landing zone for a chopper under automatic ground fire.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
With two outs and runners at the corners in the third inning, Jesus Sanchez hit a slow chopper toward Rengifo, the second baseman.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Matthews hurried off the mound toward the chopper Freddy Fermin sent to the third base side of the mound but could never grip the ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reduce your time cutting and dicing veggies for dinner, and use this nifty vegetable chopper with over 88,000 five-star ratings instead.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
With two outs and runners at the corners in the third inning, Jesus Sanchez hit a slow chopper toward Rengifo, the second baseman.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Matthews hurried off the mound toward the chopper Freddy Fermin sent to the third base side of the mound but could never grip the ball.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
Reduce your time cutting and dicing veggies for dinner, and use this nifty vegetable chopper with over 88,000 five-star ratings instead.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopper
helicopter
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The event will also make use of the most significant drone deployment in British police history, which will be further supported by helicopters.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On Day 8, Vengrinovich noticed a helicopter circling along the peak of the mountain about 4,000 meters up.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopper. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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