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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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The fire destroyed two structures — a cabin and an equipment shed — and forced the evacuation of 11 National Park Service employees, who were rescued by a Santa Barbara County Fire Department helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

A helicopter evacuated 11 employees of the National Park Service, which manages the island as part of the Channel Islands National Park, on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

It did offer a celebrity head coach, or as Ah’Mari said aboard the helicopter: “Shoutout to Uncle Luke.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

He said locals told him they had spotted unusual helicopter activity there during the current war.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

I’m excited for your drone helicopter to fly.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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