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
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Laser Directed Energy Weapon system, which uses radar and electro-optical sensors to track low-flying targets, including quadcopters and helicopters.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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
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Noun
This comes after the tourist helicopter crash in the Hudson earlier this month that killed a family of five and their pilot.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
Laser Directed Energy Weapon system, which uses radar and electro-optical sensors to track low-flying targets, including quadcopters and helicopters.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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Lodges, reachable only by chopper or small plane, such as those from Pelorus Air, create a circuit for both golfers and wine aficionados as well as for hikers looking to explore peaks, glaciers, and deep-river gorges à la hobbits Frodo and Sam.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2025
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What follows is something resembling a helicopter dogfight in which multiple Army choppers chase Tommy and company through the LA sky.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Danielle Olivia Lyth, 30, jetted off to Marbella, Spain to tie the knot with her partner Jamie Lyth, 35.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The day after the announcement, Trump jetted to Florida for the weekend.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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A day after rumors rocketed around the internet suggesting Europe was considering a ban on the lightweight material, a report on Tuesday clarified that claim, making clear that it would not be banned.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 Apr. 2025
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For over an hour-and-a-half on Sunday night, Post Malone rocked through his biggest hits throughout his career as fireworks rocketed off the stage at a rapid pace.—
John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2025
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Before the boat has even slowed, my guide Jairo Zuñiga rushes toward the bow, spinning rod in hand, and catapults a popper directly into the action.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Michigan product continued to excel against the run, but also flashed some ability as a pass-rusher which could catapult his draft stock.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Four of those missions sent broadband satellites to orbit for LEO megaconstellations, and the other one lofted the European Space Agency's Biomass forest-monitoring satellite.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Taking a defensive stance supported by company president Frank Borman, a former astronaut who commanded the first NASA mission to orbit the moon, the lawyers for Eastern and its insurance carriers tried to pin the blame on both the FAA and the four air-traffic controllers.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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