as in chopper
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
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Recent Examples of helicopter
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Rosen had to be extricated from her vehicle and was flown by emergency helicopter to Regions Hospital.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 5 Aug. 2025
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Noun
If all goes well, recovery teams will helicopter it to a portable clean room to remove its heat shield and back shell and then fly it to a specially prepared facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
Verb
Video of the rescue shows authorities descending toward the rocky coastline with crashing waves as the rescuer secures both hikers before the helicopter lifts them into the air and takes them to safety.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2025
Rosen had to be extricated from her vehicle and was flown by emergency helicopter to Regions Hospital.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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Some of our favorite budget-friendly tools and gadgets are deeply discounted right now—from fish spatulas and instant-read thermometers to vegetable choppers and prep bowls.—
Olivia Tarantino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Advertisement At the end of The Old Guard 2, Discord has incapacitated Andy’s team, including Nile, bagging them and carting them away on choppers.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
2 July 2025
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His speed and physicality pop, but not as much as his spatial awareness and ability to jet into open spaces.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
8 Aug. 2025
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But those who can’t jet to the white isle will still get a chance to see Holosphere 2.0 when Prydz takes it on tour.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
30 July 2025
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Bitcoin and crypto have rocketed higher this week, climbing as the market bounces back to $4 trillion from a sell-off that sparked fears of a crash.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Allen rocketed off to a 1,067-yard and eight-touchdown season in his rookie year.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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In recent years, young women have been catapulted into virality by showing off their outfits for rush events, known on a corner of the internet as #RushTok.—
Taylor Ardrey,
USA Today,
9 Aug. 2025
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Chad Michael Murray has been in the public eye for the past 25 years, ever since a short stint on Gilmore Girls catapulted him into the collective millennial consciousness.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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From Jupiter’s swirling storms to Neptune’s icy depths, planets across our solar system are orbited by a fascinating cast of moons.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In fact, Alpha Centauri is a triple-star system made up of two stars, Alpha Centauri A and Alpha Centauri B that orbit around one another and a third, Proxima Centauri, that orbits the other two.—
David Szondy
August 14,
New Atlas,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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