as in chopper
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
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Recent Examples of helicopter
Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The group used Black Hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
Botany crews travel to the island’s rough shores by boat or helicopter to remove weeds.
—Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
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Noun
The pregame flyover will be a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 158th aviation regiment.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
The group used Black Hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
Botany crews travel to the island’s rough shores by boat or helicopter to remove weeds.
—Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
Noun
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Right now, Chuck and Gail’s house still stands with its Spanish tile, twin writers’ sheds, and framed Sylvia Plath drawing, the flames stopped by the choppers’ water bombs half a block from their gate.—
Anna Journey,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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San Antonio police said officers stopped pursuing Pinero as their chopper followed his vehicle, KENS reported.—
Rhiannon Saegert,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Farage, the leader of the Reform U.K. political party, will jet into Washington despite his very public spat in recent weeks with Elon Musk, a tech billionaire who has become tightly embedded in Trump's entourage.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jake Paul jetted off to Milan, while tennis pros Andy Murray and Dylan Alcott caught up at the Australian Open in Melbourne.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Bitcoin becomes part of 401(k) plans Bitcoin rocketed in popularity after COVID-19 lockdowns.—
Vinamrata Chaturvedi,
Quartz,
3 Jan. 2025
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However, a slick feed from Karlsson found Crosby during a second-period power play, and the captain made no mistake, going down to a knee and rocketing a deflection past Juuse Saros.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
20 Dec. 2024
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Seeking to seize momentum, Trump proposed a dizzying array of executive orders on immigration, economics and culture wars— issues that catapulted him to victory in the 2024 election.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lee’s role as the female lead’s bodyguard catapulted him to national heartthrob status; his popularity was so great that fans would regularly leave messages all over the exterior of his apartment, and traffic would be stalled across four lanes ahead of one of his fan meetings.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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This means that, unlike traditional mobile networks, which depend on cellular towers and terrestrial infrastructure, Starlink uses satellites orbiting the Earth to offer internet directly to users' phones, bypassing the limitations of traditional infrastructure.—
Suhail Syed,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Blue Ghost spacecraft will attempt a lunar landing on Sunday, March 2 after roughly 45 days orbiting both Earth and the moon itself.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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