as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
copters from the local TV stations made the obligatory reports on the bumper-to-bumper traffic at the start of the holiday weekend
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Recent Examples of copter
While still in the air, these copters would start up and fly away from the entry capsule, which would crash on the Martian surface as the autonomous aircraft make their own way down.
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David Szondy
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Search: Boats, a copter and a postcard Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
After the tragic April 10 copter crash, some city lawmakers renewed calls for an outright ban on nonessential helicopter flights.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
All that was needed was a target for the copters to search for.
—Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
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David Szondy
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Search: Boats, a copter and a postcard Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
After the tragic April 10 copter crash, some city lawmakers renewed calls for an outright ban on nonessential helicopter flights.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
All that was needed was a target for the copters to search for.
—Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copter
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The whole family can climb sand dunes, stargaze, fly in hot air balloons, and take helicopter trips to the dramatic Skeleton Coast.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Firefighting efforts include 155 engines, 34 water tenders, two helicopters, 21 dozers and 55 hand crews.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Levine Cava on Thursday announced an attempt at compromise by moving back about half of the chopper budget to the countywide tax, with the rest going back in 2026.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The game was tied 3-3 in the top of the seventh with one out and a runner on first base when Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit a weak chopper back over the pitcher’s mound.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copter. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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