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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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Further tributes have been paid following the deaths of three Royal Navy personnel who were killed in a helicopter training crash.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Coast Guard images showed the 67-year-old man had carved “SOS” into what looked like charred ground before being rescued by helicopter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A helicopter flew him to Kathmandu, where an AFP team saw him carried out on a stretcher.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

A Royal Navy helicopter has crashed into a field in an incident police have described as "ongoing".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Akira was afraid the pilot wouldn’t see them in time, but then a bright light on the helicopter clicked on and spotlighted them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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