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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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"If police want to speak to someone about their wellbeing, then you wouldn't have a helicopter and a stinger," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

A helicopter Saturday is far from an outlandish thought and the more the cut and thrust continues the more goal difference becomes part of the conversation.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

Though sometimes moody and no stranger to tantrums, Tilson Thomas once stormed off the Hollywood Bowl stage to protest noise from a police helicopter — and won applause for the stunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Berdymukhamedov touched down at the ceremony in a white helicopter, where a traditional carpet was laid out across the tarmac.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Maybe we’ll have to be airlifted in a helicopter, Jonathan thought.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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