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
Man Ray takes the concept even further with a photograph of an eggbeater titled Woman.
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Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggbeater
Noun
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Then commandos used mini-helicopters to reach the mountains, extract the weapons officer, and fly him back to the airfield.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
11 Apr. 2026
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The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, then flown by helicopter to one in Denver.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As Benz keeps the chopper steady, Tate mans the winch, helping to lower Buxton to the forest below.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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If Bernard was looking for clues as to whether his friend’s life had become a circus, Anthony’s party—which included a band, navy men, a chopper, and, for some reason, famed canine star Lassie—provided solid evidence.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Eggbeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggbeater. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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