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
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Following 19 months of surveillance, more than 500 troops, six helicopters, and several planes descended on the facility, which was being protected by a perimeter of roughly 30 pickup trucks and over 60 gunmen.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Videos shared on social media by Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch show aerial shots of the arrest, with helicopters flying over the area during the deployment.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Thousands of South Florida residents and tourists have gone out the last 10 days in helicopters, boats, cars and on foot to get a glimpse of the glowing pink canvas stretching across a portion of Biscayne Bay.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The vessels deploy helicopters and sea drones that use lasers and sonar to find mines.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Officials say the biggest hurdle to wider expansion is that the current drone technology lacks the range of helicopters.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The deal also expands surveillance capabilities through drones, helicopters and electronic monitoring, to better prevent crossing attempts.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
For Apocalypse Now, Tavoularis went in search for helicopters and a river.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
The firm, known for its Magni350 and Magni650 engines, launched the HeliStorm for helicopters in 2025.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
Following 19 months of surveillance, more than 500 troops, six helicopters, and several planes descended on the facility, which was being protected by a perimeter of roughly 30 pickup trucks and over 60 gunmen.
—Drew Pittock, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Videos shared on social media by Mexican Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch show aerial shots of the arrest, with helicopters flying over the area during the deployment.
—Rocío Muñoz-Ledo, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
Thousands of South Florida residents and tourists have gone out the last 10 days in helicopters, boats, cars and on foot to get a glimpse of the glowing pink canvas stretching across a portion of Biscayne Bay.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The vessels deploy helicopters and sea drones that use lasers and sonar to find mines.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Officials say the biggest hurdle to wider expansion is that the current drone technology lacks the range of helicopters.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The deal also expands surveillance capabilities through drones, helicopters and electronic monitoring, to better prevent crossing attempts.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
For Apocalypse Now, Tavoularis went in search for helicopters and a river.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopters
Noun
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But even painstaking security measures didn’t stop choppers from flying over the wedding site.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
13 Apr. 2026
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Below in the courtyard where the big choppers had been loading, the headlights from the cars and trucks surrounding the parking lot were still on to light the way for the choppers.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The rom-com follows a 20-something chef amid a quarter-life crisis who jets off to Italy to find herself, and discovers love in the process.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The album also rockets 14-4 on the Top Streaming Albums chart.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
7 Dec. 2025
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The same title, Boone’s sophomore project, also rockets almost 25 spaces up the Official Album Downloads chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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And soon, an explosion of violence takes place which catapults us back through their lives, from the eighties to the present day.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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Soaring 20-foot ceilings stretch above a teal velvet sofa custom-made by Rove Concepts that orbits an original Malm copper drum fireplace dating back to the 1970s.—
Sarah Wood González,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Helicopters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopters. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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