as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
army choppers evacuated refugees from the war zone
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Recent Examples of chopper
The already scary footage is made even more intense when a wheel rig attached to the bottom of the chopper that’s fashioned to look like the bottom of the yellow bi-plane bumps the top of the red bi-plane as Cruise is holding on to its wing.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Plus, cut down on prep time with this multi-purpose food chopper that can dice, julienne, grate, and slice fruit and veggies in seconds.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Marsh stole second two pitches later, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Trea Turner’s infield single, a chopper to third base that Manny Machado simply had to hold.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Two additional images emphasize aerial support: one depicts marshals on a snowy plain pointing toward a King County Sheriff’s helicopter overhead, while another aerial shot shows a chopper flying low above a turquoise lake, with searchers visible below.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Plus, cut down on prep time with this multi-purpose food chopper that can dice, julienne, grate, and slice fruit and veggies in seconds.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Marsh stole second two pitches later, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Trea Turner’s infield single, a chopper to third base that Manny Machado simply had to hold.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Two additional images emphasize aerial support: one depicts marshals on a snowy plain pointing toward a King County Sheriff’s helicopter overhead, while another aerial shot shows a chopper flying low above a turquoise lake, with searchers visible below.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopper
helicopter
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Police flew a helicopter over and saw no signs of a burglary, sources said.—
Julie Sone,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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According to the Associated Press, the crew of a police helicopter spotted her vehicle Thursday in wilderness in the Karroun Hill Nature Reserve, 36 kilometers (22 miles) north of the town of Beacon.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopper. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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