Synonyms for helicopter
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Chopper — an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in…
chopper informal, copter informal, heli informal, rotary-wing aircraft, egg beater, helo slang, ghetto bird slang US, whirlybird slang, huey slang dated US
2. Trowel machine — A whirling trick performed with devil sticks
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Definitions
- n. 1
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.
We flew over the city in a helicopter.
- n. 2
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
Related words
- Word family
- heli heliport helo
- Phrases
- helicopter mom helicopter bucket
- Is a kind of
- aircraft
Forms
- Plural
- helicopters → choppers, copters, helis, helos…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| helicopter | steady | |
| samara | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- huey2, heli, helo
- 6 letters
- samara3, copter
- 7 letters
- chopper2
- 10 letters
- whirlybird
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (huey2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- hélicoptère
- Español
- helicóptero