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 An aerial view from a chopper showed mostly footpaths with limited access by road for vehicles. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026 Her central booking agent is now EYOS, an expedition agency that organizes the sublime and the unattainable for a billionaire elite, from heliskiing in Greenland to longlining from a chopper into virgin Colombian jungle. —

Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 26 Jan. 2026 This vegetable chopper is backed by over 92,000 five-star ratings by shoppers who say it chops, dices, ribbons, and spiralizes fruits and veggies in seconds. —

Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026 Its serial number matched that of the missing chopper. —

David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chopper

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helicopter

Noun

Adenot, a military helicopter pilot, is only the second French woman to fly in space.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Authorities used aerial drones and a helicopter to search for the missing worker.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026