he·li·cop·ter
ˈhe-lə-ˌkäp-tər 
ˈhē-
: an aircraft whose lift is derived from the aerodynamic forces acting on one or more powered rotors turning about substantially vertical axes
helicoptered; helicoptering; helicopters
: to travel by helicopter
: to transport by helicopter
Synonyms
Examples of helicopter in a Sentence
Noun
took a helicopter tour to get a better sense of the grandeur of the Grand Canyon
Recent Examples on the Web
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Finally, on March 25, the Bureau of Consular Affairs told Alex that his father was on a list of people to board a helicopter at the U.S. Embassy the next morning at 7 a.m.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Video shared on the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division Air Operations’ Facebook page shows the helicopter flying over the bridge, then turning around to fly over the shore toward the man’s location.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Tanks and soldiers flood the District, helicopters loom above the low streetscape.
—Alan Zilberman, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) sent a rescue helicopter to the scene, where the department said the pilot and his dog had already swum safely to land.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2024
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
Navy special forces from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used a helicopter to board and seize a container ship, IRNA news reported, adding that the MSC Aries was being transferred to Iranian territorial waters.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Some 15 million election workers will be deployed, traveling via road, boat, camel, train and helicopter to reach every Indian voter.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Derek Blasberg, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023
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
Botany crews travel to the island’s rough shores by boat or helicopter to remove weeds.
—Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
Early Monday evening, Biden headed to San Diego International Airport to board Marine One to helicopter him to a fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
There are helicopter parents and then there are parents who helicopter.
—Derek Blasberg, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023
For two seasons he’s been able to helicopter to Clippers practices from his home near San Diego.
—Dallas News, 26 July 2021
In fact, the scientists monitoring the eruption were able to helicopter in a save a couple FutureVolc sulfur dioxide monitoring instruments that were trapped by the advancing lava earlier in the eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2015
Noun
In response to the crisis, the State Department warned Americans to leave and helped hundreds to evacuate via helicopters to the neighboring Dominican Republic and a charter plane from Cap-Haïtien.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Finally, on March 25, the Bureau of Consular Affairs told Alex that his father was on a list of people to board a helicopter at the U.S. Embassy the next morning at 7 a.m.
—Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2024
Video shared on the California Highway Patrol Golden Gate Division Air Operations’ Facebook page shows the helicopter flying over the bridge, then turning around to fly over the shore toward the man’s location.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 17 Apr. 2024
Tanks and soldiers flood the District, helicopters loom above the low streetscape.
—Alan Zilberman, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) sent a rescue helicopter to the scene, where the department said the pilot and his dog had already swum safely to land.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2024
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is escorted to a helicopter in handcuffs by Mexican navy marines at a navy hanger.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2024
Navy special forces from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used a helicopter to board and seize a container ship, IRNA news reported, adding that the MSC Aries was being transferred to Iranian territorial waters.
—Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Apr. 2024
Some 15 million election workers will be deployed, traveling via road, boat, camel, train and helicopter to reach every Indian voter.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Verb
There are helicopter parents and then there are parents who helicopter.
—Derek Blasberg, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023
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
Botany crews travel to the island’s rough shores by boat or helicopter to remove weeds.
—Tim Lydon, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
Early Monday evening, Biden headed to San Diego International Airport to board Marine One to helicopter him to a fundraiser in Rancho Santa Fe.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
There are helicopter parents and then there are parents who helicopter.
—Derek Blasberg, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2023
For two seasons he’s been able to helicopter to Clippers practices from his home near San Diego.
—Dallas News, 26 July 2021
In fact, the scientists monitoring the eruption were able to helicopter in a save a couple FutureVolc sulfur dioxide monitoring instruments that were trapped by the advancing lava earlier in the eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2015
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“Helicopter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/helicopter. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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