Thesaurus results for CHOPPER

chopper

noun

ˈchä-pər

as in helicopter

a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone

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Recent Examples of chopper In one of her most iconic images, photographer Douglas Kirkland captured the star in 1971 racing down a Las Vegas highway on a chopper, dressed in a patriotic showgirl ensemble and knee-high boots. —

Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026 Earlier this month, an Iranian drone costing less than $30,000 lodged itself between the two pilots of a $40 million Apache helicopter, leading to the chopper’s crash. —

Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 The singer and five others were killed when two choppers collided in Brazil. —

Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026 With two outs in the second, Mangum reached on an infield single and Jared Triolo followed with a chopper up the middle for a hit. —

Miami Herald, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chopper

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helicopter

Noun

Afterward, the body will travel by helicopter to the Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, about 80 kilometers away, before flying back to Iran.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
An array of military vehicles, including a tank and a truck hauling an old helicopter, were followed by a group of eight bagpipe players along with drummers and dancers.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2026