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Recent Examples of heliport
The chopper flew across New York harbor and landed at a Manhattan heliport, where Maduro, limping, was loaded into an armored vehicle.
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Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Smith, of Palo Cedro, was on board Reach 5, the Airbus H130 that crashed shortly after takeoff from the UC Davis Medical Center heliport on Monday evening.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The resort, reachable via private heliport or a roughly two-hour drive past small villages, consists of six circular one-bedroom luxury lodges and one three-bedroom treetop villa.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
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Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
About an hour later, the motorcade returned to the heliport.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Smith, of Palo Cedro, was on board Reach 5, the Airbus H130 that crashed shortly after takeoff from the UC Davis Medical Center heliport on Monday evening.
—Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
The resort, reachable via private heliport or a roughly two-hour drive past small villages, consists of six circular one-bedroom luxury lodges and one three-bedroom treetop villa.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heliport
Noun
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The climber was transported to a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helipad, transferred to an ambulance, and taken to a local hospital.—
Outside,
Outside,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Freakier Friday star scaled the Jumeirah Burj Al Arab helipad for a new Vogue Arabia cover story, posing in over $600,000 worth of diamond jewelry at just under 700 feet above sea level.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Small unmanned aerial vehicles are increasingly capable of threatening frontline troops, armored vehicles, logistics convoys, border installations, airports, and other sensitive facilities.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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By Sunday, one week after the most flight cancellations, flight traffic had begun to return at some airports that were largely closed in the days after the war began.—
Zach Levitt,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Other military targets have included military airfields and fighter jets, according to CENTCOM.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Only a few hours’ flying time from the Middle East, Diego Garcia offers airfields long enough for the heaviest bombers and has naval docks large enough for aircraft carriers and nuclear submarines.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Trump spoke with the families of the fallen members at the air base before the bodies arrived.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s Tasnim News agency said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ navy drone unit attacked the Al Dhafra air base south of Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates.—
Pia Singh,Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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