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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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"We tried to walk out along the rocks to them but... the waves were just coming in and it was just too dangerous to put the crew in, so the helicopter was tasked."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

In June 2025, seven people were killed when a helicopter carrying pilgrims crashed near Kedarnath.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

A search for survivors is under way after a helicopter carrying six people, including five pilgrims, crashed in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, officials say.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Chin, who splits time between New York and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, found out about Nelson’s accident in a 4 a.m. phone call from Morrison, who was then frantically seeking a helicopter to search the mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Climbing into a helicopter for the short flight back to Washington, Eisenhower braced himself for what could be a difficult few days.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Its helicopters unit brought in nearly 1.71 billion euros in orders, with smaller contributions from aeronautics, cyber and security solutions and space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Adding to the dark mood are police helicopters hovering, with searchlights blazing, to enforce a late-night curfew in the Les Halles and République sections of Paris.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Flight records reviewed by AFP show repeated arrivals at Taura by US military aircraft, including C-130 Hercules and C-17 Globemaster transport planes, V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and Black Hawk helicopters.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

When they were abducted, helicopters were deployed and multiple attempts were made to reach the location, but these efforts were hampered by fighting in the area, the Salvadoran armed forces said.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

There were insects in Georgetown, alarming numbers of them, buzzing and whirring in the evening air like little helicopters.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Mass opposition and a coup briefly deposed him, but after three days under guard on a military island, he helicoptered back to Caracas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

Instead, they recommended that Nusslock be helicoptered to UC San Francisco for an abortion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2024

I could not see anything and I was helicoptered out, before spending two weeks in a coma in an army hospital in Kabul.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2024

“Here’s the bottom line: When my predecessor got covid, he had to get helicoptered to Walter Reed,” Biden said.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2022

On Thursday, May 16, we were helicoptered from Pheriche to the village of Syangboche, just above Namche Bazaar.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

After helicoptering to the compound in Pakistan, O’Neill said he and other SEALs reached a third-floor bedroom where bin Laden was.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

The priciest dish on the menu tastes like roast beef with a little helicoptering from ginger and turmeric.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023

He tumbled out of bounds at nearly 60 miles per hour, his skis helicoptering into the netting on one side of the slope.

From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2021

“Your moral stature is actually enhanced the more persecuted you are or want to be. It’s a generation of overparenting, protecting children from every conceivable harm, helicoptering over them and infantilizing them.”

From Washington Times ● Oct. 18, 2021

A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz


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