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 With two outs in the second, Mangum reached on an infield single and Jared Triolo followed with a chopper up the middle for a hit. —

Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 The two choppers, one carrying Tree and four others, and the second one carrying just a pilot, collided over Rio de Janiero and plummeted to the ground, according to local officials and media. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026 Batting with two men in scoring position in the third inning and the infield playing in, Buxton hit a chopper to third that Kevin McGonigle fielded cleanly and threw home to cut down the lead runner. —

Dan Hayes, New York Times, 11 June 2026 Already with two hits in the final third of Tuesday’s game, San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung-Hoo Lee hit a weak chopper up the middle for a groundout. —

Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chopper

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helicopter

Noun

Fire crews are working to contain the fire, and a helicopter is assisting with water drops.

— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 21 June 2026
The building is so big and the flames are in such hard-to-reach areas that firefighters have needed to get creative with their approach, using water-dropping helicopters and other heavy equipment.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026