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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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Aboard the vessel are 20 fighter jets, two surveillance aircraft and three helicopters.

From BBC

Army Apache attack helicopters, which are equipped with Hellfire missiles, have long had the mission of striking Iranian mine-laying boats from Gulf states in the region.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Farmer went to see what had happened, she described seeing "at least five ambulances", a police helicopter and the fire brigade.

From BBC

Or it could be done primarily by air, using Marines aboard F-35Bs and helicopters designed to land without a runway.

From The Wall Street Journal

On Jan. 3, the military forces he commanded folded quickly as American commandos swooped in on helicopters and seized Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

From The Wall Street Journal