chopper

Examples

• All

• We need to get a chopper.

  Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)

• The crew disembarked, methodically began care, and soon the chopper lifted the wounded man away.

  Academic text (2007)

• I need you to get on that chopper right now, no questions asked.

  Armageddon (1998)

• What was the chopper model?

  The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

• I heard there was some kind of trouble; the chopper that went came back with only the crew.

  Fiction book (1993)

• I'm in a chopper, we use a different system.

  Rat Race (2001)

• The helicopter rotors whirl to life as the chopper waits on the landing cross.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The chopper flew over the mountains, providing stunning views of the landscape.

• The rescue team used the chopper to airlift the injured climber from the remote location.

• After the storm, the chopper was deployed to survey the damage from above.

Synonyms

H

helicopter

vschopper

759 2.5

A flying machine with turning blades that can hover and take off straight up

is the more informal, colloquial name for the same aircraft

H

helo

vschopper

• Jargon

27 8.1

A helicopter that carries people or supplies, often used by the military

is the general everyday name used across contexts

C

copter

vschopper

• Informal

21 3.9

A short informal word for a helicopter that flies using turning blades

is the neutral descriptive term for the same flying machine

H

heli

vschopper

• Informal

3 8.5

A short word for a helicopter, a flying machine with spinning blades

is the fuller descriptive name rather than this shortened informal label

W

whirlybird

vschopper

• Slang

2 9.1

A helicopter that flies using spinning blades

is the ordinary technical description rather than the playful colloquial name

R

rotorcraft

vschopper

• Specialized

1 7.5

A flying machine lifted and moved by spinning blades like a helicopter

is the specific example within that broader category of rotorled aircraft

S

single-rotor helicopter

vschopper

6.4

A helicopter that has one main spinning blade and a tail rotor for balance

refers to the general aircraft class rather than that single design

E

eggbeater

vschopper

• Slang

8.9

A flying machine that uses spinning blades above it to lift and move

is the standard descriptive name rather than the playful slang

Compounds

B

bowl chopper

• Specialized

7.6

A machine that chops and mixes meat quickly with fast blades in a round bowl

C

chopper knife

• US

4.9

A large heavy knife with a wide blade for cutting meat and vegetables

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology