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
Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Canadian officials have said there are plans to put more helicopters, drones and law enforcement officers at the border.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
Early Monday evening, Biden headed to San Diego International Airport to board Marine One to helicopter him to a fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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Noun
The search included drones, helicopters, police dogs and search and rescue crews on foot, Ayala said.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Canadian officials have said there are plans to put more helicopters, drones and law enforcement officers at the border.
—Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Verb
Botany crews travel to the island’s rough shores by boat or helicopter to remove weeds.
—Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
Early Monday evening, Biden headed to San Diego International Airport to board Marine One to helicopter him to a fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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Despite using thermal imagery, the chopper’s crew couldn’t detect anyone and returned to the base, officials said.David Chiu, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The chopper is even dishwasher-safe for quick cleanup.Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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According to the source, Taylor and her family — including dad Scott and mom Andrea — hosted the Kelces in Nashville, before Travis jetted off to prepare for the Chiefs' winning game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Friday, Nov. 29.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
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Ahead of jetting into Cannes – with iconic Poirot actor David Suchet joining the party – Managing Director Jonathan Ford and Sphere Media CEO Bruno Dubé spoke to Deadline.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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But that reluctance is in some sense making the same mistake the Fordist model made for years — until Toyota showed there’s a better way to operate and rocketed past Ford in value.Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
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According to numbers provided by Luminate, the set’s sales sum rockets a little more than 693,000% in a matter of just a few days.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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History says the party has an excellent chance to win back control of the chamber in the 2026 midterms, a win that could catapult Ocasio-Cortez into an even more prominent role as oversight chair.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Dec. 2024
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Law, of course, more than rose to the occasion, and Ripley catapulted him to Hollywood’s A-list.John Russell, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
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Grimes was there, gaggle of kids orbiting her on the floor, transfixed.Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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This new finding challenges earlier results and strengthens the case that Jupiter-family comets — short-period comets that orbit the sun in less than 20 years — could have been crucial in delivering water to early Earth.Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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