helicopter

helicopter
noun
ADJECTIVE
air-force, army, coastguard (BrE), Coast Guard (in the US), military, naval, police
civilian, private
presidential
rescue
ambulance (BrE)

An air ambulance helicopter came to the rescue.

assault, attack, combat
armed
reconnaissance
transport
cargo
twin-engine
hovering, low-flying
downed

Troops rescued the crew of a downed helicopter.

waiting

They crowded onto a roof to board a waiting helicopter.

model (BrE)
VERB + HELICOPTER
fly, pilot

He flew helicopters during the Gulf War.

board
land
deploy, dispatch, launch, scramble (BrE)

The police helicopter was scrambled to search for the missing man.

charter, hire (esp. BrE), rent (AmE)
down, shoot down

The helicopter was downed by a missile.

ground

The helicopters were grounded by bad weather.

HELICOPTER + VERB
fly
circle, hover

The helicopter hovered above the airstrip.

buzz

Helicopters buzzed overhead.

take off
land
swoop down, swoop in
crash
carry sb, ferry sb, transport sb

a helicopter carrying troops

airlift sb, rescue sb

A rescue helicopter airlifted the injured man to hospital.

be equipped with sth
fire (sth)
drop sth

Helicopters dropped supplies.

patrol sth
HELICOPTER + NOUN
flight, ride, trip (esp. BrE)
tour

We're going to take a helicopter tour of the island.

assault, attack, strike
rescue, search
deck, pad
crew, pilot
fleet
carrier, gunship
accident, crash
blade
PREPOSITION
by helicopter

The victims were flown to the hospital by helicopter.

in a/the helicopter

There were three people in the helicopter when it crashed.


Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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