helicopter

Example Sentences

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A search and rescue operation was ongoing on Tuesday night, which involved four coastguard vessels, a privately owned boat carrying civilian divers, and a helicopter.

From BBC

The FBI, local officials and Border Patrol officers collaborated on the case, deploying search dogs, drones and helicopters sweeps.

From Salon

The Black Hawk helicopter was ready for take off – its rotor blades slicing through the air in the deadening heat of the Colombian Amazon.

From BBC

"There wasn't any noise, I didn't hear anything but there is a huge yellow parachute. There is a lot of police and helicopters here too."

From BBC

When he reached the beach, the teen said he called emergency services and asked them to deploy boats, helicopters and planes, telling them: "My family is out at sea."

From Barron's