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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Noun
  • Firefighting efforts include 81 engines, 40 water tenders, 11 helicopters, 66 dozers and 36 hand crews.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Many of these injuries were caused by aerial bombardments, as Israel Defense Forces jets, helicopters and drones regularly roamed the skies, Burney said.
    Brendan Rascius, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Levine Cava bristled, saying the only money left to fund the choppers would be the county’s emergency fund — dollars reserved for hurricanes or other calamities.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.
    Averi Baudler, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Copters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copters. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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