helicopter
noun
any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
had helicoptered
-
past perfectof helicopter.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The crowds of officials who had helicoptered in promised food to the village.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2017
The crowds of officials who had helicoptered in promised food aid to the village.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
There was extraordinary footage of the incident and moving scenes from his new life with prosthetic limbs, including a tearful reunion with the US medical crew who had helicoptered him to safety.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 23, 2013
First reports said that they had helicoptered from their palace to the airport, where they boarded a plane heavily laden with loot.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week he had helicoptered back to Delhi from a four-day vacation in the cool hills surrounding Dehra Dun.
From Time Magazine Archive
