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
  • Many helicopters are equipped with video and audio recording devices that capture everything inside, as well as flight and engine data recorders.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Coast Guard posted a video showing its rescue swimmers loading survivors into baskets and hoisting them onto helicopters.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But Cress points out that for news helicopters, and police choppers, hovering and maintaining low altitude is a common practice.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout Friday, choppers took off and landing constantly from the Trishuli barracks.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Copters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copters. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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