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helicopter

[hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-] / ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- /
NOUN
aircraft
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Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Fox News quoted Trump on Wednesday as saying that an Iranian drone had hit the helicopter without exploding as it flew "very low" .

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The Apache helicopter is the second crewed aircraft that Washington has confirmed was shot down by Iran during the war, following the loss of an F-15 fighter plane in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He died in a helicopter crash in 1977, at the age of forty-seven.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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