Thesaurus results for HELICOPTERS

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noun

plural of helicopter

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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helicopters

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verb

present tense third-person singular of helicopter

as in jets

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Recent Examples of helicopters

Noun

Set the scene In a city where traffic is so bad that helicopters are a common alternative, business travelers will appreciate this location. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2026 Operations conducted by mountain rescue units and sheriff's office helicopters led to the discovery of personal belongings at the top of a steep couloir, authorities said. —

David Chiu, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026 While Driskill doesn’t appear in the film, he was immersed in the production, regularly receiving rides on the helicopters under contract with Columbia Pictures. —

Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 There have been a dozen political crises in Britain in the past decade, when Prime Ministers have fallen, elections have been called, and helicopters clattered overhead. —

Sam Knight, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Houses, cars and even helicopters can be bought through the same system — though hefty sums often have to get a bank approval first. —

ABC News, 13 May 2026 These next-gen helicopters are going to be amazing. —

Omar Kardoudi may 13, New Atlas, 13 May 2026 Ships, helicopters and drones were deployed as part of this operation. —

Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 Multiple helicopters and nearly 40 Cal Fire personnel are expected Thursday at Folsom Lake for aviation training exercises. —

Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026

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Noun

The report found that the choppers spend less than half of their flight time responding to violent crimes — findings that the department disputed in its own report.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
In this role, attack choppers could be modified to highly maneuverable launch platforms for loitering munitions.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026