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Recent Examples of rotorcraft
Footage of the test depicts submunitions tearing into the rotorcraft and vehicles.
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Monday’s raid amounted to a month’s worth of rotorcraft destruction.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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David Axe, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Monday’s raid amounted to a month’s worth of rotorcraft destruction.
—David Axe, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rotorcraft
Noun
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Nanook has toured Greenland by boat, plane, helicopter, dog sled and snowmobile.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
6 July 2025
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When Benedict departed the Vatican, his helicopter landed at the villa, and Francis greeted him there less than a month later.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Plus, cut down on prep time with this multi-purpose food chopper that can dice, julienne, grate, and slice fruit and veggies in seconds.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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Marsh stole second two pitches later, went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Trea Turner’s infield single, a chopper to third base that Manny Machado simply had to hold.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Search: Boats, a copter and a postcard Within hours of the escape, investigators scoured the waters around Alcatraz.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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After the tragic April 10 copter crash, some city lawmakers renewed calls for an outright ban on nonessential helicopter flights.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
24 Apr. 2025
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Currently searching are 1 Jayhawk helo from Air STA [station] Ventura, 1 C-27 from Air STA Sacramento, [the] CGC Sea Otter, 1 small boat each from STA SD & the MSST [Maritime Safety and Security Teams], as well as several partner agencies.—
Jesus Mesa
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 June 2025
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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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“Rotorcraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rotorcraft. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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