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
Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Another helicopter crew is on route to the location.
—Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 7 Feb. 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
Investigators then began searching the woods, using search parties, tracking dogs, helicopters and drones.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Another helicopter crew is on route to the location.
—Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 7 Feb. 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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The successful downing of the chopper may have influenced Ukraine's growing interest in the Gravehawk system.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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State of play: The FAA will close two low-altitude helicopter routes near the airport to most choppers, with exceptions being made for police and medical helicopters, Reuters reported.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Commercial airliners jetting to and from the airport share the skies with military aircraft from nearby bases crisscrossing the country’s capital.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
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The model jetted to Paris to close out Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli spring 2025 couture show in an opulent corseted gown.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That rocketed it to number one on the global Netflix charts in 46 countries.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Feb. 2025
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Still, demand for guardianships is rocketing as rents and property prices remain unaffordable for scores of people in many parts of the country.—
Anna Cooban,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The original film starred a young Josh Brolin, Sean Astin, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan and Martha Plimpton, catapulting their careers into the mainstream.—
McKinley Franklin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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It’s just been so wonderful to catapult yourself back to different times.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Rocky worlds orbiting these smaller stars could have rich carbon atmospheres, or even hazes, like Saturn's moon Titan.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Psyche is a nickel-iron core asteroid that orbits the sun beyond Mars anywhere from 235 million to 309 million miles away.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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