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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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His experience as a Navy helicopter crewman should help.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Videos posted on Facebook from Long Beach also showed flashes and bangs in neighborhoods, and the loud rotor of a helicopter overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

“It’s like a nanny state, or helicopter parenting.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Coast Guard images showed the 67-year-old man had carved “SOS” into what looked like charred ground before being rescued by helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“Yeah, okay, maybe a helicopter pilot and a graphic artist,” I say.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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