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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
Dominican officials initially discussed having Henry, 74, fly to Santo Domingo before taking a helicopter across the border, a plan that had been briefed to U.S. and United Nations officials, perhaps using a rotorcraft with night vision for the mission.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Light helicopters were first developed in the 1960s as part of a trend to create small, agile rotorcraft for observation, reconnaissance and the transport of troops into challenging terrains.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Today’s rotorcraft are also increasingly sophisticated, with faster speeds and greater range.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
That one is in the concept stage, but a wilder one has been green-lighted to send a rotorcraft to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Light helicopters were first developed in the 1960s as part of a trend to create small, agile rotorcraft for observation, reconnaissance and the transport of troops into challenging terrains.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2025
Today’s rotorcraft are also increasingly sophisticated, with faster speeds and greater range.
—Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 13 Jan. 2025
That one is in the concept stage, but a wilder one has been green-lighted to send a rotorcraft to explore Saturn's largest moon, Titan.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
Noun
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The soldier is American, while the helicopter belongs to the Royal Canadian Air Force.—
Gavin John,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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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
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During several calls, the audio is interrupted by choppers and drones overhead and bombs falling on neighbors’ houses.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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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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The Federal Aviation Administration accused the owner of the company behind last week’s fatal Hudson River helicopter crash of firing its director of operations in apparent retaliation for voluntarily shutting down all copter tours — and has ordered the company grounded.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Once the detecting copter located the target jeep’s radio signal, the camera copters quickly sped to the area and captured images of the jeep.—
Steven Walker,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Nov. 2021
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Inspired as a child by the supersonic helo on the television series Airwolf, Hill spent 25 years planning the HX50 before unveiling a rendering in 2020.—
J. George Gorant,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2025
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Coordinating shades of green throughout the room helo tie together the area.—
Southern Living Editors,
Southern Living,
2 Aug. 2023
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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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