helicopter
Example Sentences
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"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
They used drones, aircraft, helicopters, heat sensors, and infrared, the sheriff said, adding: "Everything we have, we've thrown at this."
From BBC
On one afternoon, there were an incredible seventy aircraft full of media and tourists—in addition to the helicopters and planes the scientists used—circling the mountain.
From Literature
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Three Wales Air Ambulance helicopters were sent, as were four ambulances and two other response units.
From BBC
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