eggbeaters

plural of eggbeater
as in helicopters
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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Noun
  • The Chloe Fire is burning in light grass near Highway 126, with ground crews and water-dropping helicopters responding.
    Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Nineteen water-dropping planes, six helicopters and 135 firefighters backed up by volunteers and special forest fire units were tackling the blaze.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The singer and five others were killed when two choppers collided in Brazil.
    Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026
  • The two choppers, one carrying Tree and four others, and the second one carrying just a pilot, collided over Rio de Janiero and plummeted to the ground, according to local officials and media.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
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“Eggbeaters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggbeaters. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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