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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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Nearby was a private airstrip with a hangar and helipad.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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There will also be an observation deck (currently planned to be the world’s tallest) and sky terrace, a Four Seasons luxury hotel, and a 98-foot-diameter outdoor balcony, which was originally designed as a helipad.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Some airport terminals may also sell lottery tickets.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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Smoke in the passenger cabin of a JetBlue plane that made an emergency landing Wednesday night at Newark Liberty International Airport led to passengers evacuating onto the tarmac and temporarily shut down the airport.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The two bases have long served as crucial overseas US military staging posts for operations far from home, with Diego Garcia a key airfield for the US’ heavy bomber fleet.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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The port has invested nearly $42 million — a combination of port money and grants from the Texas Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration — for airfield and airport upgrades, including the vertiport site about a block from the campus’ headquarters.—
Brandon Lingle,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Prior to its designation as a terror group, Palestine Action was linked to a break-in at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire, England, in June last year.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Officials are now working to rebuild production capacity in North America, leading with a $750 million investment in restarting the Texas air base facility.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Heliport.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heliport. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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