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
Its competitors' drones remain a tool linked to the copter but not truly integrated.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Then it’s ornamented by a red and silver copter.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
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
“They got the little bubble copter up in Dona Luz already.”
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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