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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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verb

present tense third-person singular of helicopter
as in jets

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Recent Examples of helicopters
Noun
For now, the circumstances that brought the two helicopters into contact near McMinnville Municipal Airport remain unclear. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 Ambulances and medical helicopters made trips to and from the site, while unscathed survivors were put on buses. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026 It’s typically done by helicopters, which are costly, noisy, and polluting. — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026 About 60 search and rescue volunteers, aided by helicopters, drones and dogs, searched for the two men. — Dave Collins, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 Two helicopters collided in mid-air near an Oregon airport on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Drones, helicopters and multi-mission aircraft with infrared technology have searched the area, as have search dogs and about 50 crew members, but Matsuda and Donlon still have not been found, according to the sheriff’s office. — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026 In 2001, Michelle remembers hiding under her desk and hearing helicopters circling over her school. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopters
  1. choppers
  2. jets
  3. rockets
  4. catapults
  5. orbits
Noun
  • And as always, sites and zones on Mars for the choppers means satisfying engineering constraints imposed by the project and spacecraft design.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The choppers included both marked CBP and what appeared to be military Black Hawks.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of choppers
Verb
  • The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
  • 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.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of jets
Verb
  • And the joy in the swanky dining room rockets up whenever somebody orders the Cacio e Pepe, which is mixed in a big cheese wheel, or the New York Steak, which a server sets ablaze before slicing with a flaming knife.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Following Parton’s death, the collection rockets all the way to first place with only a few days of solid tracking activity behind its ascent.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rockets
Verb
  • The song went off at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show over the weekend (a perfect booking) and Tate has never been buzzier, so this could be the one that catapults her to the next pop tier.
    — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Chelsea have huge numerical superiority in their own penalty area as Kevin Schade catapults one in from the Brentford left, but only Cole Palmer is in position to contest any second ball out on its edge.
    — Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of catapults
Verb
  • Phobos, about 20 to 30 kilometers (10 to 20 miles) in diameter, orbits Mars at a distance of about 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles) three times a day.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Viewed from a distance, the steady feeding process would proceed like a triangle as the victim brown dwarf orbits the star that is eating it.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of orbits

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