as in chopper
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
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Recent Examples of helicopter
Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 June 2025
The military parade will be held on Saturday evening in Washington, with plans for a show of fighter jets, helicopters, tanks and, per Axios, and even rocket launchers and missiles.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
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Noun
Around 7,000 soldiers will also arrive in Washington for the occasion, which will also feature historic warplanes, helicopters, parachutists, and a bevy of events and entertainment.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 10 June 2025
The military parade will be held on Saturday evening in Washington, with plans for a show of fighter jets, helicopters, tanks and, per Axios, and even rocket launchers and missiles.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Verb
If all goes well, recovery teams will helicopter it to a portable clean room to remove its heat shield and back shell and then fly it to a specially prepared facility at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 15 June 2023
Gerhardt said the agency plans to helicopter pieces of the wreckage to a secure facility in Delaware in the coming days.
—Pete Muntean, CNN, 6 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopter
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Filming the sequence in Drakensberg, South Africa, Cruise and the stunt team prepared for weeks before ascending more than 75,000 feet in the chopper, from which the actor jumped with the flaming parachute before cutting himself free and deploying a backup parachute.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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Abrams, meanwhile, puts any questions of his big-screen bona fides to rest, throwing in choppers, explosions, gunplay, void leaps, and a Cruise fast-run that’s exhilaratingly interrupted.—
Jason Bailey,
Vulture,
24 May 2025
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Viewing and a Deeper Cultural Connection After a night in Washington, D.C. at the luxe Rosewood Washington D.C., participants jet off in the morning to Lake Myvatn in northeastern Iceland.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2025
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The model jetted straight from the Croisette to London for the UK launch of her parfums brand Orebella, bringing with her a closet of vintage, British brands, and Bella Hadid school of dressing staples.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 May 2025
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The set rocketed to No. 3 — the Beach Boys’ highest U.S. album chart position since 1965 — and prefaced a short, wildly successful tour marking the group’s 50th anniversary.—
Chris Morris,
Variety,
11 June 2025
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Thanks to all that power, the vehicle can rocket from zero to 60 mph in just over three seconds and top 200 mph.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
2 June 2025
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Kassidy Carmichael registered three goals in the loss after catapulting the Ghosts to the finals with a last-second goal in the Final Four.—
Jason Cooke,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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Upon martyrdom, they were catapulted into the embrace of God.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
10 June 2025
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The first 27 Kuiper satellites were deployed to orbit on April 28, 2025, following a launch from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Our solar system orbits the galaxy's center, taking about 250 million years to make one revolution.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 June 2025
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopter. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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