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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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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

Alongside materials recovered from the site that are to be reused, more than 100 tonnes of stone were delivered by helicopter earlier this year in preparation.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

One video showed a helicopter landing in a dark parking lot, while uniformed soldiers rushed the aircraft and were lifted out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He and George listened and watched the sky, hoping that any second now a helicopter would burst out of the snowstorm and see them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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