as in choppers
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 helicopters
Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
If completed, the deal would give Taiwan 12 NASAMS batteries, potentially enough to provide overlapping coverage of key areas against short- and medium-range threats such as aircraft, drones, helicopters, and cruise missiles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the reports, multiple emergency officials — including two rescue helicopters and a number of police officers and paramedics — responded to the scene, where the burning Tesla had to be extinguished several times.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Army, for its part, has been losing conventional helicopters—Black Hawks, Apaches, and Chinooks—at an unprecedented rate.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Drones and helicopters also searched the forest from above, sheriff’s officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Others call upon rock climbing gear, scuba equipment, kayaks and even helicopters.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
In the movie Kilgore is at the center of a fiery, chaotic battle with helicopters flying overhead.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The helicopters both maneuvered to establish radio contact, but the Skycrane helicopter continued into the airspace around the fire at 4,000 feet altitude before they were given clearance to enter at a maximum altitude of 2,500 feet.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
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This illustrative image from March 4, 2024, shows Polish W3 Sokol helicopters take part in the NATO DRAGON-24 military exercise in Korzeniewo, northern Poland.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
If completed, the deal would give Taiwan 12 NASAMS batteries, potentially enough to provide overlapping coverage of key areas against short- and medium-range threats such as aircraft, drones, helicopters, and cruise missiles.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the reports, multiple emergency officials — including two rescue helicopters and a number of police officers and paramedics — responded to the scene, where the burning Tesla had to be extinguished several times.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
The Army, for its part, has been losing conventional helicopters—Black Hawks, Apaches, and Chinooks—at an unprecedented rate.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Drones and helicopters also searched the forest from above, sheriff’s officials said.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Others call upon rock climbing gear, scuba equipment, kayaks and even helicopters.
—Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
In the movie Kilgore is at the center of a fiery, chaotic battle with helicopters flying overhead.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The helicopters both maneuvered to establish radio contact, but the Skycrane helicopter continued into the airspace around the fire at 4,000 feet altitude before they were given clearance to enter at a maximum altitude of 2,500 feet.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopters
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Levine Cava bristled, saying the only money left to fund the choppers would be the county’s emergency fund — dollars reserved for hurricanes or other calamities.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Consider splurging on helpful tools like vegetable choppers, air fryers, and new cookware to make cooking feel less like a chore.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The same title, Boone’s sophomore project, also rockets almost 25 spaces up the Official Album Downloads chart.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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While the Packers were likely seen as a playoff contender, the addition of Parsons now catapults them into a new category.—
Eduardo Razo,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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In contrast, our planet Mercury, which is scorchingly hot itself, orbits the sun in just under 88 days.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Looking for telltale signs TRAPPIST-1 e is similar to Earth in size and orbits its star every six days — a much faster rate than Earth orbits the sun.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Helicopters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helicopters. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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