Synonyms for helicopter
ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ-he·li·copter

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1. helicopternoun

   To transport by helicopter.

   We flew over the city in a helicopter.

   Synonyms:
   chopper, eggbeater, whirlybird, copter, rotary-wing aircraft

2. helicopternoun

   a winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple

   Synonyms:
   whirlybird, samara

3. helicopternoun

   Synonyms:
   power trowel, trowel machine

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1. helicopter, chopper, whirlybird, eggbeaternoun

   an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades

   Synonyms:
   eggbeater, meat cleaver, cleaver, chop, eggwhisk, whirlybird, chopper, pearly

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1. • Heavier-than-air Craft

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1. List of paraphrases for "helicopter":

   helicopters, chopper, copter, hélicoptère, aircraft, hélicoptères, rotary-wing, helo

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1. Jacob Courier:

   We work hard, we pay our bills on time, and this is how we are repaid, it was so frustrating. That's money we would use for my son's college, not for a short helicopter ride.

2. Ilya Bobrovskiy:

   I took a helicopter to reach this very remote part of the world -- home to bears and mosquitoes -- where I could find Dickinsonia fossils with organic matter still intact, i had to hang over the edge of a cliff on ropes and dig out huge blocks of sandstone, throw them down, wash the sandstone and repeat this process until I found the fossils I was after.

3. Arctic Norway:

   According to Airbus Helicopters, issuance of the EASB (notice) is a precautionary measure to ensure the continued airworthiness of the helicopter type.

4. Matt Darvas:

   Villages like this are routinely affected by landslides, and it's not uncommon for entire villages of 200, 300, up to 1,000 people to be completely buried by rock falls, it will likely be helicopter access only.

5. Cal Fire:

   The pilot was the only person aboard the helicopter and did not survive the incident.