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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The force said helicopters from the Coastguard and the Wales Air Ambulance were at the scene close to RAF Valley on the island.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Authorities used helicopters, drones and infrared technology to search for Spencer, and eventually located him in the forest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
But even in the city and its immediate suburbs, it is helicopters used by the likes of police, travelers and news crews that often draw complaints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Two helicopters from the governor's office and two military helicopters joined the effort, as did firefighters from Bogota.
From Barron's
It was an amazing spectacle, those nine helicopters winging through the sky, each with a trussed-up fifty-foot-long giant slung underneath it.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
