as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
copters from the local TV stations made the obligatory reports on the bumper-to-bumper traffic at the start of the holiday weekend
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Recent Examples of copter
All that was needed was a target for the copters to search for.
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Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
During that time, the copter flew around the Statue of Liberty, cruised over to the George Washington Bridge, then turned around and headed south.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
An optional Reverse Flight Kit even allows the copter to fly upside-down.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
The impact ejected Navy Petty Officer Neil Roberts into the snow below and forced the copter down.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
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Steven Walker, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2021
During that time, the copter flew around the Statue of Liberty, cruised over to the George Washington Bridge, then turned around and headed south.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2025
An optional Reverse Flight Kit even allows the copter to fly upside-down.
—New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025
The impact ejected Navy Petty Officer Neil Roberts into the snow below and forced the copter down.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copter
Noun
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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
Noun
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The chopper circled over the skeletal remains of the Grand Canyon Lodge below.—
Stacey Barchenger,
AZCentral.com,
19 July 2025
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In the 11th, the Dodgers scored three times — a bloop run-scoring single by Freddie Freeman, an infield single on a chopper by Teoscar Hernandez which drove in a run, and a bloop RBI single to right by Pages.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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