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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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Malone called the Coast Guard, which sent a helicopter to hoist the man up, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

He said on Saturday that this week Ukraine had already destroyed high-value Russian military equipment, including aircraft, a helicopter and a cargo ship.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Boarding slow-moving tankers is relatively straightforward, and can be done from a fast boat or helicopter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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

By early afternoon on Sunday, May 18, duBeth was on a helicopter above the ruined landscape with newspaper photographer Roger Werth, flying over the North Fork of the Toutle River.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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