copter

or 'cop·ter

[ kop-ter ]
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nounInformal.

Origin of copter

1
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening

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How to use copter in a sentence

  • It would ruin our retail consumer business, too—Soths wouldn't consume automobiles, copters, theater tickets and filets mignon.

    Backlash | Winston Marks
  • Food would be ready for the 'copters that came out of the canyon.

    This Crowded Earth | Robert Bloch

British Dictionary definitions for copter

copter

'copter

/ (ˈkɒptə) /


noun
  1. informal short for helicopter

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