Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A helicopter.
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- noun informal A
helicopter . - verb informal, transitive To
helicopter : to transport by helicopter. - verb informal, intransitive To
helicopter : to travel by helicopter.
Etymologies
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Examples
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- Source: Rev. Moon hurt in copter crash, officials say, AP, via CNN, July 19, 2008 — Summarized by Religion News Blog
Moonies Messiah injured in helicopter emergency landing 2008
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CAMBODIA l975 Troops, bombing Gas captured ship, 28 die in copter crash.
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IRAN l980 Troops, nuclear threat, aborted bombing Raid to rescue Embassy hostages; 8 troops die in copter-plane crash.
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The ‘copter is a fun, zany touch … (personally, would have loved AO dangling upside-down from a rope, instead, but …) Great new look.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Header Change 2009
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The copter was a challenge to keep steady when flying, so parents may have to help kids at first.
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The JHL-40 is neutrally buoyant, unlike a plane or copter, which is negatively buyoyant — they would crash if you turned the engines off — and a blimp, which is positively buyoyant — it would float away.
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The JHL-40 is neutrally buoyant, unlike a plane or copter, which is negatively buyoyant — they would crash if you turned the engines off — and a blimp, which is positively buyoyant — it would float away.
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The copter is a combat chopper that has "multi-mission capabilities" and will meet regular
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They used the slightly surreal "woop woop" of the 'copter's blades in an overture that combined sound effects, the Doors song "The End" and a narration by Capt.
Ann Hornaday discusses sound innovations in 1970s films Post 2010
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When I started the 'copter's engine they got the spark-impulses and sighted on them.
Morale A Story of the War of 1941-43 Murray Leinster 1935
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