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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Recent Examples of copter
While still in the air, these copters would start up and fly away from the entry capsule, which would crash on the Martian surface as the autonomous aircraft make their own way down.
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David Szondy
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Search: Boats, a copter and a postcard Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
After the tragic April 10 copter crash, some city lawmakers renewed calls for an outright ban on nonessential helicopter flights.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
All that was needed was a target for the copters to search for.
—Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
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David Szondy
august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
Search: Boats, a copter and a postcard Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 12 May 2025
After the tragic April 10 copter crash, some city lawmakers renewed calls for an outright ban on nonessential helicopter flights.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
All that was needed was a target for the copters to search for.
—Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copter
Noun
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The event will also make use of the most significant drone deployment in British police history, which will be further supported by helicopters.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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On Day 8, Vengrinovich noticed a helicopter circling along the peak of the mountain about 4,000 meters up.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Three hours after the troop’s Garmin inReach transmitted a call for help, a chopper retrieved Montgomery from a nearby meadow.—
Kris Millgate,
Outdoor Life,
10 Sep. 2025
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Levine Cava on Thursday announced an attempt at compromise by moving back about half of the chopper budget to the countywide tax, with the rest going back in 2026.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copter. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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