Helicopter means: An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse... Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Helicopter in practice.
Helicopter in a sentence
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Helicopter meaning
- An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.
- A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
- The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
Synonyms of Helicopter
Example sentences (20)
As of the time of filing this report, the source of the helicopter that carried out the airstrike is still unknown.
A dispatcher will be able to decide whether a helicopter should be activated instead or in addition to the ambulance.
A helicopter winched Mr Farrell onto the quarry floor where resuscitation efforts continued in vain, the coroner said.
A Philadelphia local news helicopter with two onboard crashed in a wooded area of New Jersey on Tuesday night.
A police helicopter helped find a second boy, who was chased through woodland on foot and eventually detained.
A coast guard helicopter was already on the scene, while four coast guard vessels were heading to the island.
A firefighting helicopter flew past homes in the Wilden neighborhood of Kelowna, British Columbia, on Friday.
A helicopter flew over the site this morning, and while the fire is still deemed out of control, the fire is not spreading.
At the scene of the disaster, a surface swimmer was dispatched from a helicopter to assist with the rescue.
A police helicopter was seen in the sky overhead around 4.30pm and was circling the area into the evening.
A coastguard rescue helicopter and a helimed trauma team were called in along with the mountain rescue team, police and fire service.
A 36-year-old woman from Glenmore Park was among those killed in yesterday’s tragic helicopter crash near Sea World on the Gold Coast.
A helicopter passed overhead at regular intervals, according to an AFP journalist on the scene.
About 10,000 people have been evacuated, and some had to be rescued from roofs by helicopter.
A rescue helicopter was called in, while westbound lanes were closed and the eastbound lanes partially affected to facilitate the landing.
A police helicopter was dispatched to track the vehicle, and police cruisers backed off.
According to its manufacturer Boeing, the Apache helicopter is the world’s most advanced attack helicopter.
As officers said were 'investigating' the shooting, video from a Fox 4 helicopter showed at least four bodies covered in blood in white sheets.
The tragic accident took place when their helicopter collided with another helicopter near Gold Coast's Sea World on Monday.
A damaged helicopter can be seen on its side after police say someone attempted to steal it from the Sacramento Executive Airport, March 15, 2023.
Phrases with helicopter
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Common combinations with helicopter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the helicopter 42×
- helicopter was 13×
- helicopter to 11×
- helicopter crash 10×
- rescue helicopter 10×
- by helicopter 9×
- helicopter pilot 8×
- in helicopter 8×
- military helicopter 8×
- and helicopter 6×
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