as in choppers
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 helicopters
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Nineteen water-dropping planes, six helicopters and 135 firefighters backed up by volunteers and special forest fire units were tackling the blaze.
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ABC News,
1 July 2026
Seven were transported to hospitals in Columbus and two were flown by helicopters.
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Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
About 40 French soldiers and two helicopters have been deployed to assist with the chase, according to CNN-affiliate BFMTV.
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Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The project will be funded by a $5 million donation from Lockheed Martin, the company that manufactures the new Marine One helicopters, the Post reported citing a source from the company.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After being contacted, police used drones, helicopters, dive teams and multiple law enforcement agencies helped search for the boy, according to Thomas.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
All four helicopters at Lifeflight Eagle Kansas City, were either transporting a patient or prepping to transport more, Lifeflight Director Business Development Matt Daugherty said.
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The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The vessel can carry either two six-ton helicopters or a single 11-ton aircraft, and can also carry two large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Noun
The Chloe Fire is burning in light grass near Highway 126, with ground crews and water-dropping helicopters responding.
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Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
Nineteen water-dropping planes, six helicopters and 135 firefighters backed up by volunteers and special forest fire units were tackling the blaze.
—
ABC News,
1 July 2026
Seven were transported to hospitals in Columbus and two were flown by helicopters.
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Julie Carr Smyth,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
About 40 French soldiers and two helicopters have been deployed to assist with the chase, according to CNN-affiliate BFMTV.
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Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
The project will be funded by a $5 million donation from Lockheed Martin, the company that manufactures the new Marine One helicopters, the Post reported citing a source from the company.
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Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
After being contacted, police used drones, helicopters, dive teams and multiple law enforcement agencies helped search for the boy, according to Thomas.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
All four helicopters at Lifeflight Eagle Kansas City, were either transporting a patient or prepping to transport more, Lifeflight Director Business Development Matt Daugherty said.
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The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 June 2026
The vessel can carry either two six-ton helicopters or a single 11-ton aircraft, and can also carry two large unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopters
Noun
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The singer and five others were killed when two choppers collided in Brazil.
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The two choppers, one carrying Tree and four others, and the second one carrying just a pilot, collided over Rio de Janiero and plummeted to the ground, according to local officials and media.
Verb
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The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
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Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.
Verb
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The album also rockets 14-4 on the Top Streaming Albums chart.
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The same title, Boone’s sophomore project, also rockets almost 25 spaces up the Official Album Downloads chart.
Verb
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For a few years now, there’s been at least one young Western Conference team that catapults up the standings from the lottery more dramatically than anyone predicts.
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And soon, an explosion of violence takes place that catapults the audience back through their lives, from the ’80s to the present day.
Verb
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After tracking Krem's crew across the galaxy, Kara finally catches up with the Brigands on a hostile planet that orbits both a green and a yellow sun.
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As Earth orbits the sun, the Northern Hemisphere is currently tilted most directly toward the sun.
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“Helicopters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopters. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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