as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally told stories of his days flying eggbeaters during the Vietnam War

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Recent Examples of eggbeater Renata Schmitt, clad in leggings and sneakers, long hair pulled back from her face, squinted at the two ropes that arced toward and away from each other in an eggbeater pattern, blurring through the air of a gym in Southeast D.C. Schmitt, 52, of Arlington, waited, watched, then jumped in. Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 26 July 2023 Mechanical Eggbeater, Willis Johnson On February 5, 1884, Willis Johnson patented an improved mechanical eggbeater (U.S. Patent 292,821) with the intention of having the machine mix more than just eggs. Dorkys Ramos, Bon Appétit, 22 Mar. 2023 Duane kills with kitchen tongs, an eggbeater, an iron. oregonlive, 18 May 2021 Four years ago, Jennie Fogarty’s granddaughter Claire asked for an eggbeater for Christmas. Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021 There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says. Eric Niiler, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 As with mousetraps, inventors tweaked and improved the eggbeater over the decades. Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2021 Paul drew Teeny’s onto kitchen objects: an eggbeater bike, little kids on dixie cups, a dog leash and collar as a swing. Elizabeth Isadora Gold, Longreads, 2 Oct. 2020 Too bad the little motor feels like an eggbeater with too many eggs in its basket. Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eggbeater
Noun
  • The injured man, who was conscious at the time, was put into a harness and flown while attached to the helicopter with the 150-foot rope, Soukup said.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2025
  • The soldier is American, while the helicopter belongs to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
    Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Noun
  • During several calls, the audio is interrupted by choppers and drones overhead and bombs falling on neighbors’ houses.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 21 May 2025
  • His chopper to third base allowed Mason Palermo to race home with the winning run for the host Wolves in a wild 6-5 Southwest Prairie Conference win in eight innings over Yorkville.
    Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025

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“Eggbeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggbeater. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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