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.
have helicoptered
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present perfectof helicopter.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But that doesn’t mean the NBA experts — particularly Barkley — haven’t riled college hoops fans over the years with a sense that they have helicoptered in for the sport’s marquee event.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 17, 2019
"They should have helicoptered the CEO to the situation."
From Inc ● Jun. 4, 2013
He was not worried about security; he could have helicoptered from O'Hare Airport directly to the convention site without seeing anybody but guards, delegates and newsmen.
From Time Magazine Archive
