as in helicopters
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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The latest on the Nancy Guthrie criminal investigation Search-and-rescue teams, helicopters, drones and ground crews assisted in the initial response, but the focus has since shifted to a full criminal investigation, authorities said.—
Marley Malenfant,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Morton elaborated on the details of the nursery in Inside Kensington Palace, describing how the young princes could peer out the attic windows to watch the royal helicopters take off.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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These choppers fit together like puzzle pieces, allowing the animal to grind up tough, fibrous plants.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The new Constitution also meant that the Legislature would never again be able to block constitutional reforms as the pork choppers had.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Copters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copters. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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