as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
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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Live updates:All 67 aboard plane, copter killed in tragic midair collision near DC
Still, experts say, some basic facts about the accident are publicly known already.
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Mentally moving the thumb up, down, left and right caused the copter to go forward, backward, turn left, and turn right, respectively.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
They were accompanied by two copters capable of carrying hundreds of gallons of water.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The little copter that could lasted well beyond its mission parameters and the expectations of its operators.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
Mentally moving the thumb up, down, left and right caused the copter to go forward, backward, turn left, and turn right, respectively.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 26 Jan. 2025
They were accompanied by two copters capable of carrying hundreds of gallons of water.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The little copter that could lasted well beyond its mission parameters and the expectations of its operators.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copter. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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