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helicopter

/hel-i-kop-ter, hee-li-/US // ˈhɛl ɪˌkɒp tər, ˈhi lɪ- //UK // (ˈhɛlɪˌkɒptə) //

直升机,直升飞机,直升机上,直升机上的

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of a class of heavier-than-air craft that are lifted and sustained in the air horizontally by rotating wings or blades turning on vertical axes through power supplied by an engine.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to fly in a helicopter.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to convey in a helicopter.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Despite initially climbing upwards, the helicopter then descended, continuing that left turn, and crashed into terrain.

  • Once he was in the clouds, the investigators said Zobayan likely became disoriented as he lost visual references, thinking he was climbing when, in fact, the helicopter was plunging toward a hillside.

  • Instead of driving the same scenic route as other cars, you’re floating or flying above it all in a hot-air balloon or helicopter.

  • That’s puzzling and frustrating considering the amount of helicopter money Washington has dumped on the economy in recent quarters.

  • After a quick scan of the helicopter pickup area, Jim, our pilot, began to climb.

  • Employees strap a device to their heads and power a helicopter drone with their minds.

  • The whir of the circling NYPD helicopter muffled their chants calling for unity and calling out police brutality.

  • Du Pont would even fly his wrestlers to tournaments in his Learjet or helicopter.

  • After our helicopter crashed in the courtyard, Jimbo and I rushed inside the house.

  • Ten days later, it will start air missions using two airplanes and one helicopter.

  • "It would have been easier to bring along a helicopter," Wayne said wryly.

  • "Too bad we couldn't have had that helicopter you were talking about," said Boggs.

  • I struggled to make my way through it just as the PA underneath the helicopter switched on.

  • And from the helicopter at the White House lawn, where was your first stop by helicopter?

  • It was approximately forenoon, about 10:45, from the White House lawn, in the President's helicopter.