chopper
Example Sentences
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The Coast Guard swimmer who jumped time and again from a chopper into the raging waters of the July 2025 Texas flood, saving 165 lives, was also honored.
The process is called long-lining, and the skier is typically bundled in a basket that’s lifted by a cable lowered from the chopper.
From Los Angeles Times
She looked up, toward the noise, but could not see the chopper.
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In such a large helicopter, they couldn’t land to search for Brian themselves, but they called in another rescue chopper.
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He’s flashing those long choppers, like a cat happy to see a mouse.
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