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copters from the local TV stations made the obligatory reports on the bumper-to-bumper traffic at the start of the holiday weekend
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Valérie André, a French army copter pilot who was the first woman to fly rescue missions in a combat zone, died last month at 102.
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The Department of Defense has said the copter was flown by an experienced crew using night-vision goggles.
—Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
John Donnelly, fire and EMS chief for Washington, D.C., told reporters Thursday morning that 27 bodies had been recovered from the plane and one from the copter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The department was the first county to adapt the military’s Black Hawk helicopter into a firefighting copter known as the Firehawk, which carries a water tank of 1,000 gallons.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
The Department of Defense has said the copter was flown by an experienced crew using night-vision goggles.
—Lici Beveridge, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
John Donnelly, fire and EMS chief for Washington, D.C., told reporters Thursday morning that 27 bodies had been recovered from the plane and one from the copter.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
The department was the first county to adapt the military’s Black Hawk helicopter into a firefighting copter known as the Firehawk, which carries a water tank of 1,000 gallons.
—Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copter. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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copter
noun
cop·ter
ˈkäp-tər 
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