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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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One video showed a helicopter landing in a dark parking lot, while uniformed soldiers rushed the aircraft and were lifted out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Marshals to seize a company helicopter to help repay a separate loan of more than $10 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Alongside materials recovered from the site that are to be reused, more than 100 tonnes of stone were delivered by helicopter earlier this year in preparation.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Videos posted on Facebook from Long Beach also showed flashes and bangs in neighborhoods, and the loud rotor of a helicopter overhead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

In such a large helicopter, they couldn’t land to search for Brian themselves, but they called in another rescue chopper.

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




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