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
Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Rocket Lab has stood apart over the years with its unconventional helicopter rocket capture attempts – ultimately, the company decided the method wasn’t feasible.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 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
Several police patrols and a helicopter were immediately dispatched and within 15 minutes the driver was apprehended in the village of Buk, around 11 miles from where it was first spotted.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Rocket Lab has stood apart over the years with its unconventional helicopter rocket capture attempts – ultimately, the company decided the method wasn’t feasible.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
Noun
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Levine Cava on Thursday announced an attempt at compromise by moving back about half of the chopper budget to the countywide tax, with the rest going back in 2026.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The game was tied 3-3 in the top of the seventh with one out and a runner on first base when Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson hit a weak chopper back over the pitcher’s mound.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Urban Mini-Retreats and Longevity Clinics Not everyone can jet off to the Alps.—
Meggen Harris,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In October 2022, the tennis champ jetted off to Greece for a little getaway.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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And there has to be housing in general—Helsinki has built enough housing in the past 10 years to keep rental prices from rocketing like in many European capitals.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This time, the free-flying satellite rocketed into orbit with no issues and continues operating today.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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The stock trading app’s revenue from crypto jumped from $135 million in 2023 to $626 million in 2024, helping push the company’s shares up some 415% in the last year and catapulting Robinhood into the ranks of the world’s 250 most valuable companies.—
Thomas Gallagher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Packers landing Parsons catapulted Green Bay to the front of the division title chase as betting favorites.—
Trevor Squire,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Satellites orbiting our planet would block out light for less than a second.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mini-moons are captured objects that orbit for just a few weeks while quasi-moons like 2025 PN7 can remain in orbit for decades.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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