Helicopter
noun
A flying vehicle with blades on top that spin and lift it into the air.
The rescue team sent a helicopter to save the stranded hikers.
Often appears as...
- rescue helicopter
- police helicopter
verb
To travel by helicopter.
The actor often helicopters to the film set to avoid traffic.
Often appears as...
- helicopter in
- helicopter out
verb
To hover over or manage someone intensively, like the way a helicopter hovers closely.
She needs to stop helicoptering her children and let them make their own decisions.
Often appears as...
- helicopter parenting
- helicopter mother
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A flying vehicle with blades on top that spin and lift it into the air.
The rescue team sent a helicopter to save the stranded hikers.
Often appears as...
- rescue helicopter
- police helicopter
verb
To travel by helicopter.
The actor often helicopters to the film set to avoid traffic.
Often appears as...
- helicopter in
- helicopter out
verb
To hover over or manage someone intensively, like the way a helicopter hovers closely.
She needs to stop helicoptering her children and let them make their own decisions.
Often appears as...
- helicopter parenting
- helicopter mother
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Rotary Wings
Know that 'blades on top' refers to the helicopter's rotary wings, which are crucial for its ability to fly.
The helicopter's rotary wings spun rapidly as it lifted off.
Pro Tip 2/3Multi-Use Vehicle
Remember helicopters are used for diverse purposes, from rescue missions to traffic reporting.
A police helicopter patrolled the city from above.
Pro Tip 3/3Vertical Takeoff
Unlike airplanes, helicopters can take off and land vertically, without needing a runway.
The helicopter landed in the field, amidst the stranded team.
Pro Tip 1/3Rotary Wings
Know that 'blades on top' refers to the helicopter's rotary wings, which are crucial for its ability to fly.
The helicopter's rotary wings spun rapidly as it lifted off.
Pro Tip 2/3Multi-Use Vehicle
Remember helicopters are used for diverse purposes, from rescue missions to traffic reporting.
A police helicopter patrolled the city from above.
Pro Tip 3/3Vertical Takeoff
Unlike airplanes, helicopters can take off and land vertically, without needing a runway.
The helicopter landed in the field, amidst the stranded team.
Pro Tip 1/3Rotary Wings
Know that 'blades on top' refers to the helicopter's rotary wings, which are crucial for its ability to fly.
The helicopter's rotary wings spun rapidly as it lifted off.
Pro Tip 2/3Multi-Use Vehicle
Remember helicopters are used for diverse purposes, from rescue missions to traffic reporting.
A police helicopter patrolled the city from above.
Pro Tip 3/3Vertical Takeoff
Unlike airplanes, helicopters can take off and land vertically, without needing a runway.
The helicopter landed in the field, amidst the stranded team.
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Video examples
Meet the dazzling flying...
what is the minimum number of moving parts needed for controlled flight? Now, there are practical reasons why you may want to know the answer to such a question. Helicopters, for example, are affectionately known as machines with a thousand moving parts all conspiring to do you bodily harm.
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How the James Webb Space...
and we'll be sending a probe out there to land with even a helicopter to go exploring. So is this a place that's interesting for life? Possibly. People ask me all the time, are we sure that the kind we have here is the only kind? Well, maybe not.
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What's hidden under the...
but as this helicopter flies towards the coast, the path that water would take on its quest to flow downhill, one crack appears, then another and another. Are these cracks filled with liquid water? And if so, how deep do they take that water?
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The stories of water PIPE...
streaks are the shadows of a helicopter that has just dropped food aid to flood victims and the crates have smashed open as they hit the water and the food is sinking and these people submerged up to their knees waists necks are rushing to
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Mysterious Islands in...
weren't for science I wouldn't have these clothes on I wouldn't have a metal cup I wouldn't be drinking coffee I wouldn't be flying up here in a helicopter science is important and I'd like to think I'm a scientist
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If superpowers were...
and you get the chance to save a damsel in distress falling from a helicopter. So, you hold out your arms, hoping to catch her. Seconds later, you will find yourself holding her lifeless body. What happened?
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How Helicopters Fly PIPE...
but he also may have been the first person to design one of these nope not the wakeboard that thing in the also known as a helicopter and it's not only wake boarders the helicopter pilots are helping out
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Ants Ingenious Survival...
between them they're making a life raft the ants most precious cargo the eggs and remaining pupae are safely stored on flying ants also board like helicopters on an aircraft carrier
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You are fluent in this...
start rotating. We like to call this the helicopter mode. Now, the deeper something is etched into your consciousness, the fewer details we need to have an emotional reaction.
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Onboard Marine One PIPE...
helicopters must squeeze onto the pad a concrete pier smaller than a football field to troop carriers with press and support staff land first
Video examples
Meet the dazzling flying...
what is the minimum number of moving parts needed for controlled flight? Now, there are practical reasons why you may want to know the answer to such a question. Helicopters, for example, are affectionately known as machines with a thousand moving parts all conspiring to do you bodily harm.
Video examples
How the James Webb Space...
and we'll be sending a probe out there to land with even a helicopter to go exploring. So is this a place that's interesting for life? Possibly. People ask me all the time, are we sure that the kind we have here is the only kind? Well, maybe not.
Video examples
What's hidden under the...
but as this helicopter flies towards the coast, the path that water would take on its quest to flow downhill, one crack appears, then another and another. Are these cracks filled with liquid water? And if so, how deep do they take that water?
Video examples
The stories of water PIPE...
streaks are the shadows of a helicopter that has just dropped food aid to flood victims and the crates have smashed open as they hit the water and the food is sinking and these people submerged up to their knees waists necks are rushing to
Video examples
Mysterious Islands in...
weren't for science I wouldn't have these clothes on I wouldn't have a metal cup I wouldn't be drinking coffee I wouldn't be flying up here in a helicopter science is important and I'd like to think I'm a scientist
Video examples
If superpowers were...
and you get the chance to save a damsel in distress falling from a helicopter. So, you hold out your arms, hoping to catch her. Seconds later, you will find yourself holding her lifeless body. What happened?
Video examples
How Helicopters Fly PIPE...
but he also may have been the first person to design one of these nope not the wakeboard that thing in the also known as a helicopter and it's not only wake boarders the helicopter pilots are helping out
Video examples
Ants Ingenious Survival...
between them they're making a life raft the ants most precious cargo the eggs and remaining pupae are safely stored on flying ants also board like helicopters on an aircraft carrier
Video examples
You are fluent in this...
start rotating. We like to call this the helicopter mode. Now, the deeper something is etched into your consciousness, the fewer details we need to have an emotional reaction.
Video examples
Onboard Marine One PIPE...
helicopters must squeeze onto the pad a concrete pier smaller than a football field to troop carriers with press and support staff land first
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Quote examples
Harrison Ford
American Actor
I went down to Venezuela and ended up renting a helicopter and flew with my sons to the tops of the tepuis, these freestanding jungle mesas, 'lost worlds' as it were. In fact, it's almost impossible to access them without one. So we were able to land and spend some time there. We were trapped for about six hours by clouds that came in.
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Alice Walker
American Author
War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn't surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet.
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Danica Patrick
American Driver
We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.
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Mikie Sherrill
American Politician
If I just said, 'I'm a helicopter pilot and a federal prosecutor' they might think I've served my country, I'm experienced. If I say, 'And I'm a mom,' they think I get it. 'She's a working mom. That's tough.
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Carmen Yulin Cruz
American Politician
My job is to make life better for people, and you cannot make life better if you are in a helicopter. You can't make life better for them if you can't touch them.
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Izabella Scorupco
Polish Actress
I had a flight trainer who is one of the biggest and most famous helicopter pilots the world.
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Sebastian Pinera
Chilean Statesman
I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters.
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Felix Baumgartner
Austrian Athlete
I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.
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Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
Flying helicopters is what I do for fun.
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Kashmira Shah
Indian Actress
I am not a helicopter mother.
Quote examples
Harrison Ford
American Actor
I went down to Venezuela and ended up renting a helicopter and flew with my sons to the tops of the tepuis, these freestanding jungle mesas, 'lost worlds' as it were. In fact, it's almost impossible to access them without one. So we were able to land and spend some time there. We were trapped for about six hours by clouds that came in.
Quote examples
Alice Walker
American Author
War contributes greatly to global warming, which shouldn't surprise us. All those bombs going off, all those rockets, all those planes and helicopters. All that fuel of various kinds being used. It pollutes the air and water of this very fragile and interconnected planet.
Quote examples
Danica Patrick
American Driver
We don't do things we aren't good at by nature. I wouldn't play basketball because I'm only 5' 1". Find what you enjoy - whether it's racing, flying a helicopter, being a doctor, or stitching clothes together. Once you've done that, you have the passion you need.
Quote examples
Mikie Sherrill
American Politician
If I just said, 'I'm a helicopter pilot and a federal prosecutor' they might think I've served my country, I'm experienced. If I say, 'And I'm a mom,' they think I get it. 'She's a working mom. That's tough.
Quote examples
Carmen Yulin Cruz
American Politician
My job is to make life better for people, and you cannot make life better if you are in a helicopter. You can't make life better for them if you can't touch them.
Quote examples
Izabella Scorupco
Polish Actress
I had a flight trainer who is one of the biggest and most famous helicopter pilots the world.
Quote examples
Sebastian Pinera
Chilean Statesman
I'm a person with a lot of affection for adventure - I scuba dive, skydive, fly helicopters.
Quote examples
Felix Baumgartner
Austrian Athlete
I want to find a nice decent job as a helicopter pilot.
Quote examples
Willard Wigan
English Sculptor
Flying helicopters is what I do for fun.
Quote examples
Kashmira Shah
Indian Actress
I am not a helicopter mother.
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