copters

plural of copter
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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Recent Examples of copters Ryan McCrory, a fire captain on the Hawk, said the copters can hold 1,000 gallons of water, and have increased speed over previous copters in flying to dips. Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026 The crash resulted in even more damage when the falling copters landed on an electric vehicle yard, causing at least 20 cars to catch fire, CNN Brazil reported. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
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Noun
  • There has been increased attention to airspace shared between helicopters and planes since last year’s midair collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport killed 67 people.
    Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Centcom said 1,000 ships have made the journey, protected by naval ships, helicopters, planes, and missile interceptors.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • But Skyfall will be more capable than Ingenuity, whose main job was to show that choppers can explore the thin skies of Mars.
    Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The president claimed that a new helipad had to be put in to preserve the White House lawn after the choppers used for Marine One were replaced in 2024 with more powerful aircraft.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Copters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copters. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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