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
Richard Hall, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
The Coast Guard launched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from its Air Station Borinquen, which proceeded to search for the surfer offshore and along the shoreline north of Aguandilla, the agency said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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
One notable example was an early morning raid of a Chicago apartment building in October last year in which armed federal agents rappelled from helicopters, kicking down doors and throwing flash bang grenades, rounding up adults and screaming children alike.
—Richard Hall, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
The Coast Guard launched a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from its Air Station Borinquen, which proceeded to search for the surfer offshore and along the shoreline north of Aguandilla, the agency said.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
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
Noun
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The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.—
Michael R. Sisak,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Dice vegetables in seconds using a chopper, hard boil eggs in the air fryer, while potatoes bake in the oven.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The duo jetted off to Italy for the Venice Film Festival and walked the red carpet at the Variety and Golden Globes Party.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the summer of 1999, Maher jetted to the south of France to begin his new career.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
21 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Smaller contractors such as Kratos Defense, AeroVironment and Karman Holdings rocketed, while major players such as Lockheed Martin were among the best weekly performers for the S&P 500.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Then the smiling photo of him, lectern in hand, rocketed around the world.—
Carter Weinhofer,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Eclipses are harbingers of change, often bringing intense shifts in perspective and catapulting us into new realities.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine catapulted oil prices, gasoline spiked above $5 a gallon for the first time ever and the US inflation rate surpassed 9%.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The four astronauts will lift off from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and spend the first two days orbiting the Earth, testing their life-support systems.—
The Week,
TheWeek,
7 Jan. 2026
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The budget would preserve NASA missions to Venus, Uranus and the Habitable Worlds Observatory that are meant to search for life on planets orbiting nearby stars, as well as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which is slated for launch next year.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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