copter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of copter
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening
Example Sentences
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JPL also manages the Deep Space Network — the global array of massive antennas that will transmit commands to the copter and receive data from Titan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Tested in Singapore in January, the system lets a copter crew launch a drone, control it from the cockpit and receive live footage to locate an area or a target without putting themselves at risk.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Migrants, some wearing shorts and flip-flops, clung to their rescuers as they were pulled up into the copter.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
I wonder what it felt like to stand below as the copter floated above, leaving him behind.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2022
“They got the little bubble copter up in Dona Luz already.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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