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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copters
Noun
-
That is the source of an ongoing lawsuit from local investors Rob and Lola Salazar, who believe the bank and its colorful CEO, Michael Quagliano, have squandered $20 million on planes and helicopters, at least in part to shepherd Quagliano to Denver Nuggets games in style.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025 -
Christo, meanwhile, hid in the bushes to avoid being spotted by helicopters sent by the attorney general’s office to monitor the situation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
-
While Black Ops 6 toyed with a more grounded, back-to-the-basics approach of UAVs, airstrikes, and attack choppers as scorestreak rewards for tallying enough points or kills, the speculative fiction framework of BLOPS 7 means everything requires a heightened tone.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Copters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copters. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share