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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Through trial and error, the team built drones of various shapes and sizes, from the standard quad-copter design to one shaped like a rocket and designed for speed, at a fraction of the cost of commercially available products.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
That engine takes the copter to a cruising speed of a 62 mph (100 km/h).
—Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
To avoid competition for charters, many have invested in personal ‘copters for the regular trip, says Jim Rohrstaff of Legacy Partners, which developed Te Arai Links.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Towel-waving involves an intricate flow of flips, curls, and twirls, each with its own name: helicopter, dirty copter, pizza, super8.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
That engine takes the copter to a cruising speed of a 62 mph (100 km/h).
—Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
To avoid competition for charters, many have invested in personal ‘copters for the regular trip, says Jim Rohrstaff of Legacy Partners, which developed Te Arai Links.
—Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2025
Towel-waving involves an intricate flow of flips, curls, and twirls, each with its own name: helicopter, dirty copter, pizza, super8.
—Leslie Jamison, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copter
Noun
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President Richard Nixon walked on the beach and flew over the slick in a helicopter.—
Jeffrey Marlow,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rescue helicopters rarely fly unprotected while on a mission.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Giants third baseman Matt Chapman made a quick play on a chopper from Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts in the bottom of the fifth inning.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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The second video shows the Apache turning to face Rock as a second chopper zooms by in the background.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copter. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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