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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verb

present tense third-person singular of helicopter

as in jets

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In 2001, Michelle remembers hiding under her desk and hearing helicopters circling over her school. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 The Viceroy can carry 12 adult passengers and luggage in addition to its two captains, more than most private helicopters and small planes. — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026 Flextjet's fleet of more than 300 aircrafts (helicopters included) operating in the US and Europe includes Embraer's super-light Phenom 300 and the ultra-long-range Gulfstream G450, and offer room for up to 15 passengers. — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026 Today, military medevac is routine, with some helicopters bringing intensive care equipment and specialized trauma teams directly into the field where needed. — New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026 In a statement confirming the incident, the gang-fighting force said its military personnel returned fire and helicopters were deployed to search for the soldiers. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026 Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill. — Suryatapa Chakraborty, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2026 What started as a capture and extraction mission turned into hell on Earth after multiple helicopters were hit by Somalia fighters. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 SkyFall maneuver AeroVironment of Arlington, Virginia is partnering with JPL, selected last August to co-design and co-manufacture the SkyFall helicopters. — Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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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

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