as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
told stories of his days flying eggbeaters during the Vietnam War
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Recent Examples of eggbeater
Man Ray takes the concept even further with a photograph of an eggbeater titled Woman.
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Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
One design is a turbine that eschews the pinwheel-like blades of a traditional windmill; instead it is shaped like an upended eggbeater, with both ends of each curved blade attached to a central pole.
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You Xiaoying,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says.
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Eric Niiler,
Wired,
11 Mar. 2021
Four years ago, Jennie Fogarty’s granddaughter Claire asked for an eggbeater for Christmas.
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Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2021
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2026
One design is a turbine that eschews the pinwheel-like blades of a traditional windmill; instead it is shaped like an upended eggbeater, with both ends of each curved blade attached to a central pole.
—
You Xiaoying,
Scientific American,
7 Aug. 2025
There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says.
—
Eric Niiler,
Wired,
11 Mar. 2021
Four years ago, Jennie Fogarty’s granddaughter Claire asked for an eggbeater for Christmas.
—
Washington Post,
24 Feb. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggbeater
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Afterward, the body will travel by helicopter to the Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, about 80 kilometers away, before flying back to Iran.
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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.
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The multi-million-dollar, state-of-the-art chopper made its debut last year thanks to funding from the Minnesota Legislature.
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This vegetable chopper speeds up meal prep with six interchangeable stainless steel blades for slicing, dicing, julienning, and grating.
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“Eggbeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggbeater. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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