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
During several calls, the audio is interrupted by choppers and drones overhead and bombs falling on neighbors’ houses.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
His chopper to third base allowed Mason Palermo to race home with the winning run for the host Wolves in a wild 6-5 Southwest Prairie Conference win in eight innings over Yorkville.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
But Kikuchi bobbled Xander Bogaerts’ chopper back to the mound, then picked up the ball and hurriedly threw low and wide to first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Chris Elrod arrived in The Guardian, the department’s chopper.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
His chopper to third base allowed Mason Palermo to race home with the winning run for the host Wolves in a wild 6-5 Southwest Prairie Conference win in eight innings over Yorkville.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
But Kikuchi bobbled Xander Bogaerts’ chopper back to the mound, then picked up the ball and hurriedly threw low and wide to first base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Chris Elrod arrived in The Guardian, the department’s chopper.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chopper
helicopter
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The injured man, who was conscious at the time, was put into a harness and flown while attached to the helicopter with the 150-foot rope, Soukup said.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The soldier is American, while the helicopter belongs to the Royal Canadian Air Force.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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“Chopper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chopper. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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