as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
told stories of his days flying eggbeaters during the Vietnam War
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Recent Examples of eggbeater
One design is a turbine that eschews the pinwheel-like blades of a traditional windmill; instead it is shaped like an upended eggbeater, with both ends of each curved blade attached to a central pole.
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You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Renata Schmitt, clad in leggings and sneakers, long hair pulled back from her face, squinted at the two ropes that arced toward and away from each other in an eggbeater pattern, blurring through the air of a gym in Southeast D.C.
Schmitt, 52, of Arlington, waited, watched, then jumped in.
—Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
Mechanical Eggbeater, Willis Johnson On February 5, 1884, Willis Johnson patented an improved mechanical eggbeater (U.S. Patent 292,821) with the intention of having the machine mix more than just eggs.
—Dorkys Ramos, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
Duane kills with kitchen tongs, an eggbeater, an iron.
—oregonlive, 18 May 2021
There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says.
—Eric Niiler, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021
Paul drew Teeny’s onto kitchen objects: an eggbeater bike, little kids on dixie cups, a dog leash and collar as a swing.
—Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2020
You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025
Renata Schmitt, clad in leggings and sneakers, long hair pulled back from her face, squinted at the two ropes that arced toward and away from each other in an eggbeater pattern, blurring through the air of a gym in Southeast D.C.
Schmitt, 52, of Arlington, waited, watched, then jumped in.
—Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 26 July 2023
Mechanical Eggbeater, Willis Johnson On February 5, 1884, Willis Johnson patented an improved mechanical eggbeater (U.S. Patent 292,821) with the intention of having the machine mix more than just eggs.
—Dorkys Ramos, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023
Duane kills with kitchen tongs, an eggbeater, an iron.
—oregonlive, 18 May 2021
There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says.
—Eric Niiler, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021
Paul drew Teeny’s onto kitchen objects: an eggbeater bike, little kids on dixie cups, a dog leash and collar as a swing.
—Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggbeater
Noun
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The same outlet reported that the two previously had a heated exchange on board the presidential helicopter.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
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Their efforts have included agents rappelling from Black Hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building in the middle of the night and masked agents chasing people in the heart of Chicago's Mexican community.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The county will get the chopper up to Cal Fire specifications, the same as those used in Los Angeles County, Orange County and the city of San Diego.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Oct. 2025
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The single-engine, light utility chopper — sometimes flown for touring and shuttle services — has been involved in more than 100 crashes since 2004, according to the Aviation Safety Network, including those under its affiliated name, the EC130.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Eggbeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggbeater. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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