helicopter
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2.5
- noun
- /ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptər/
- During the rescue operation, a helicopter was dispatched to airlift injured hikers from the remote trail.
- helicopter pilot
- a helicopter ride
- attack helicopter
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- I was going to die on the helicopter from blood loss.
- My dad was a helicopter pilot captain in the US Army.
- And she arrived at Sadler's Wells in a helicopter on, on the roof.
- China does not allow any helicopter use for tourism in Tibet.
- And then two helicopters went from Campinas to Virginia.
- And he said, you know, one of the two helicopters that brings us in can go down.
- So from a distance I saw a helicopter come in sort of my way.
- So, so, so the plane crashed, the helicopter crashed, right?
- And this was after the plane, the helicopter crash onward.
- They could have been showing it from the helicopter and not doing it.
- Sell the cars, sell the helicopters, sell, sell all that gear.
Examples
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The rotating wings of a helicopter are directly driven by the engine, enabling it to hover.
Academic text (2008) -
My dad was a helicopter pilot captain in the US Army.
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OK, well, my helicopter is larger than yours.
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Send a helicopter to the roof as fast as possible.
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China does not allow any helicopter use for tourism in Tibet.
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The Munro launched its own helicopter to pick up more survivors.
Academic text (2011) -
A police and coast guard search operation involving a helicopter... has been halted due to fog.
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Helicopter is inbound to the evac point.
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Then the SEALs boarded another helicopter and vanished into the night.
Academic text (2011) -
The edges of the sky disappear as the helicopter's gray mass fills the frame.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
587
2.5
A machine that flies like an airplane or helicopter
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8.1
A helicopter that carries people or supplies, often used by the military
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3.9
A machine with large top blades that flies and carries people
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3.9
A short informal word for a helicopter that flies using turning blades
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8.5
A short word for a helicopter, a flying machine with spinning blades
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9.1
A helicopter that flies using spinning blades
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7.5
A flying machine lifted and moved by spinning blades like a helicopter
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8.9
A flying machine that uses spinning blades above it to lift and move
Compounds
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6.4
A helicopter that has one main spinning blade and a tail rotor for balance
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4.4
A helicopter that often moves people or goods back and forth between two places
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Etymology
Helicopter comes from two Greek parts, helix 'spiral' and pteron 'wing'. It means 'spiral wing', which fits because a helicopter's blades spin like spirals to lift and move it.