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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One finding even goes so far as to pinpoint and classify idiosyncrasies in piloting skills—so perhaps repeat offenders might one day be spotted by the thumbprint their copter leaves on the sky.
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
As for the roll cage, impact-absorbing seats, and crash-resistant fuel tanks and windows, those are all typically found on larger, more expensive copters.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
Valérie André, a French army copter pilot who was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, died last month at 102.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The Department of Defense has said the copter was flown by an experienced crew using night-vision goggles.
—Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2020
As for the roll cage, impact-absorbing seats, and crash-resistant fuel tanks and windows, those are all typically found on larger, more expensive copters.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2025
Valérie André, a French army copter pilot who was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, died last month at 102.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The Department of Defense has said the copter was flown by an experienced crew using night-vision goggles.
—Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copter
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The company, known for producing propulsion systems for airplanes, helicopters, and missiles, is expected to be exposed to any change in the global tariff regime.—
Chloe Taylor,Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
25 Apr. 2025
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The helicopter destroyer is undergoing conversion into Japan's first aircraft carrier since World War II.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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President Carol Folt summoned the LAPD, who — in full riot gear, and with police choppers thundering overhead — descended on our campus to zip-tie and arrest 93 unarmed protestors, mostly students and a few faculty trying to protect them.—
Sandy Tolan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Aviation Administration on Sunday announced the helicopter company whose sightseeing chopper crashed into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five tourists from Spain, is shutting down its operations immediately.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copter. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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