Word Finder - helicopters

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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 that stabilize the aircraft.

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We flew over the city in a helicopter.

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A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.

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The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.

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A dragonfly.

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A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.

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To transport by helicopter.

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To travel by helicopter.

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To rotate like a helicopter blade.

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helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms

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To overprotect one's children.

Maverick Helicopters offers a number of unique helicopter wedding packages to fit different budgets and dreams.

Kids will love the "Shark Rampage" game as they become the shark and hunt divers and attack helicopters.

From motorcoaches, to private limos, to small planes, to helicopters, everything is available to tourists 24 hours per day.

The watch goes along with his Lotus Esprit car that transformed into a submarine and fired missiles out of the rear at unwary passing helicopters.

While there are those couples who do everything they can do make sure the press gets wind of their special day, there are those who would rather not exchange vows over the sounds of whirring helicopters and clicking cameras.

Harrison Ford enjoys the perks of his own collection of aircraft, which includes historic military planes and a variety of helicopters.

Particularly those of the airborne variety, the helicopters and jets; you'll be well served to recruit an ace pilot to your clan before challenging hard-core players.

One of the helicopters was downed and you play a squad leader that has to command some of the same missions that the real-life counterparts had to command.

To most people, this would sound like you're being restricted to some transport helicopters.

As any copter jock would be happy to tell you, helicopters fly differently than airplanes, and concomitantly, helicopter games are radically different from airplane simulations.

Helicopters, on the other hand, ride on a cushion of air generated by small rotary wings, or blades.

Many other games feature helicopters or helicopter-like vehicles in the context of larger scenarios, too.

One impressive technique is the ability to rip apart a maintenance truck and wield a wrecking ball as if it were a giant yo-yo, knocking helicopters and tanks around as if they were flies buzzing around a picnic.

He makes a crater every time he lands from a huge jump, flings cars and tanks at helicopters, leaps over buildings, and leaves giant claw marks everywhere he climbs.

In Alaska, helicopters are used for a wide variety of purposes, including exploring for resources such as timber and oil, fire fighting, search and rescue, and sightseeing tours.

Before the no-fly regulation, a number of helicopters crashed due to the suction.

Two more helicopters landed at different helipads while the searchlights continued to rove the compound.

He stepped back beside her, and she soon heard one of the helicopters grow nearer.

As this embargo also concerned fuel, the UBAF found it increasingly difficult in obtaining avgas for its piston-engined aircraft and helicopters.

Chinook helicopters from 18 Squadron were deployed to assist with troop and load carrying, particularly for the building of radar stations.

Helicopters and the Harrier GR7 will also be hovering over the beach and you could be injured by downwash or jet exhausts.

A visit is not expected to New Orleans, where armed gangs have shot at US military helicopters.

See fire helicopters, trucks Hess toy truck and helicopter and boats in action with tips for fire safety included.

Helicopters were used to fly these people to the rooftops of nearby houses.

Indirect fire weapons can deny enemy helicopters the use of masked, standoff positions.

Mr Hansen said Israeli combat helicopters had been strafing residential areas.

See fire helicopters, trucks hess toy truck and helicopter and boats in action with tips for fire safety included.

They were also able to deploy a remotely operated vehicle under the ice, and flew aerial photography transects using the ship 's helicopters.

The trimaran hull form permits the ship to carry a large capacity of weapons packages with space to land two helicopters.

The only sound came from the police helicopters ' whirring blades.

There was complete silence, except for the whirring of police helicopters above the human white band.

Having a wedding without the whirr of helicopters flying overhead or paparazzi hiding in the bushes is proving to be quite the challenge for couples who are in the public eye.

The base camp housed the emergency response helicopters for Tucson and neighboring sectors and was manned with a skeletal crew of Guardians and one on-duty pilot, a Natural who'd been trained to fly.

Helicopters thumped in the distance while military patrols roared overhead.

Stepping onto the ledge outside, Lana heard the sounds of gun and laser fire too close for her comfort, along with the beat of helicopters in the dark skies.