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Noun
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The chemical will also be on board the Dragon rotorcraft, which is planned to launch in 2028 on a mission to explore Saturn's moon Titan.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026 -
For example, Skyfall will feature three little helicopters, which will be similar to Ingenuity, the NASA rotorcraft that landed on the Red Planet with the Perseverance rover in February 2021.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The deal also expands surveillance capabilities through drones, helicopters and electronic monitoring, to better prevent crossing attempts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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For Apocalypse Now, Tavoularis went in search for helicopters and a river.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Apr. 2026
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
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“Rotary-wing aircrafts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotary-wing%20aircrafts. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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