copter
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of copter
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening
Example Sentences
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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
His fear of heights freezes him on a suspension bridge in the Costa Rican rainforest, and terrifies him during a desert copter flight in Utah.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2023
The copter lifted us out of the wave’s path.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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