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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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At a recent European Union defense ministers’ meeting outside Dublin, a British warship and submarine-hunting helicopter were deployed at Ireland’s request to provide security.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Of the two flares fired at the helicopter, one passed close to it, the statement added.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Other base-related woes, from pollution to noise and helicopter crashes, have led to further complaints.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

A military helicopter flies in front of the Pentagon Sept. 14, 2001, in Arlington, Va., at the impact site where a hijacked airliner crashed into the building.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Nanuq was tranqed, and he was going to lose consciousness before the helicopter could land and the DNR officers could fish him out of the lake.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Two of the destroyed US aircraft were worth about $100m each, CBS says, noting that several "Little Bird" helicopters also needed to be destroyed so the technology would not be obtained by Iran.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

A five-tier funfetti cake had been airlifted in from Florida, and helicopters and seaplanes descended on the islands before guests settled into their oceanfront villas.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

A large team of rescuers equipped with several helicopters was deployed to the scene.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Rescuers are still searching for survivors and the dead, while helicopters ferry food and medicine to those left with nothing.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

There were so many people and planes and helicopters that there was more than one near-collision.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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

A trauma team from almost 200 miles away in Glasgow was diverted to Barra but had to refuel meaning it was almost five hours before Sandy was helicoptered off the island.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2023

“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

Jedda-Boy was talking about how once when he lived in Nevada, he got helicoptered to a secret location to measure some land.

From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata

Wainschel, a vice president at an automotive marketing technology company, says he doesn’t think his outreach qualifies as helicoptering.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

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

A few fall, helicoptering down to the forest floor.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz




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