Thesaurus results for HELICOPTERS

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noun

plural of helicopter

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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verb

present tense third-person singular of helicopter

as in jets

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Noun

At least three helicopters were flying overhead downtown near Skid Row in the aftermath of the Thursday sweep. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The Army report recommended that the military look beyond Washington make sure similar risks aren’t present in every major city where its helicopters operate. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 The report largely follows NTSB findings and says the FAA’s route-crossing of military helicopters and civilian jets was a primary factor. — Alex Horton, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026 The number includes both airplanes and helicopters as well as drones, with the MQ-9 Reaper drone – used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support and combat search and rescue – accounting for more than half of the losses. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Officials say residents in the affected counties should expect to spot low-flying airplanes or helicopters during these times. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 That ship caught fire and eventually sank, with 11 crew members rescued by Romanian ships and helicopters, while one crew member remains missing, according to Euronews. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 Oct. 2026 The Coast Guard posted a video showing its rescue swimmers loading survivors into baskets and hoisting them onto helicopters. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for helicopters

Noun

But Cress points out that for news helicopters, and police choppers, hovering and maintaining low altitude is a common practice.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Throughout Friday, choppers took off and landing constantly from the Trishuli barracks.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of choppers

Verb

The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026
Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026

Definition of jets

Verb

And the joy in the swanky dining room rockets up whenever somebody orders the Cacio e Pepe, which is mixed in a big cheese wheel, or the New York Steak, which a server sets ablaze before slicing with a flaming knife.

— John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026
Following Parton’s death, the collection rockets all the way to first place with only a few days of solid tracking activity behind its ascent.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rockets

Verb

Chelsea have huge numerical superiority in their own penalty area as Kevin Schade catapults one in from the Brentford left, but only Cole Palmer is in position to contest any second ball out on its edge.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
The stark white tip offers an especially bright touch that catapults the design into mod-era loveliness.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of catapults

Verb

Viewed from a distance, the steady feeding process would proceed like a triangle as the victim brown dwarf orbits the star that is eating it.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
The new definition of a planet, according to Nat Geo, is an object that orbits the Sun, is large enough to have become round (due to the force of its own gravity) and dominates the neighborhood around its orbit.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

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