as in helicopters
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker
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Noun
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The new system could replace the Stinger missile, which can engage low-flying aircraft such as helicopters, jets during takeoff or landing, and some drones.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026 -
Federal authorities used black hawk helicopters to raid an apartment building home to immigrants from Venezuela.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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One of the choppers was completely engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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After midnight on September 30th, helicopters hovered above a large Chicago apartment building, and heavily armored agents rappelled from the choppers onto the roof.—
Veralyn Williams,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Whirlybirds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whirlybirds. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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