as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally
copters from the local TV stations made the obligatory reports on the bumper-to-bumper traffic at the start of the holiday weekend
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Recent Examples of copter
Kiddos can fly in Rosie’s cheese-copter, sit in Ada’s thinking chair, build a bridge with Iggy, lead a movement with Sofia and tell stories through illustration with Aaron, according to the museum.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
But the heroic racers managed to fix it in the dunes, with cargo straps, and the camera ‘copter got some epic footage of the thing clawing its way to the end of the stage.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 14 Jan. 2026
Through trial and error, the team built drones of various shapes and sizes, from the standard quad-copter design to one shaped like a rocket and designed for speed, at a fraction of the cost of commercially available products.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
That engine takes the copter to a cruising speed of a 62 mph (100 km/h).
—Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Mar. 2026
But the heroic racers managed to fix it in the dunes, with cargo straps, and the camera ‘copter got some epic footage of the thing clawing its way to the end of the stage.
—Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 14 Jan. 2026
Through trial and error, the team built drones of various shapes and sizes, from the standard quad-copter design to one shaped like a rocket and designed for speed, at a fraction of the cost of commercially available products.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
That engine takes the copter to a cruising speed of a 62 mph (100 km/h).
—Ben Coxworth
october 21, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for copter
Noun
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Outside the hotel, members of the National Guard and other authorities flooded the area as helicopters circled overhead.—
Collin Binkley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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One of the men was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital by helicopter, while the second was taken in an ambulance.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Pirates took a 5-4 lead in the ninth when Nick Gonzales broke for the plate on pinch-hitter Jake Mangum's one-out chopper to third base off Cole Winn (1-1).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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First responders and a helicopter raced to the scene but quickly realized the wind blast generated from the chopper, or rotorwash, could blow the hikers off the cliff and into the water.—
Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Copter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copter. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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