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.
helicopters
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pluralof helicopter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof helicopter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
helicopternounany 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.
Example Sentences
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Coast Guard said Tuesday morning that it had ended its extensive search of a 95-square-mile area using using motor life boats, helicopters and other equipment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026
Japan also sent about 350 Self-Defense Forces members with three helicopters to help with firefighting efforts in West Kalimantan in September.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Recently, the UK government announced that the RAF's Chinook helicopters and A400M aircraft, external would be equipped to fight fires in future.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
In December, one of them sailed into the West Pacific in a four-vessel task force that also included a hulking, 35,000-ton amphibious assault ship sized to carry 30 helicopters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
We hear helicopters, but we don’t look up.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
