Thesaurus results for WHIRLYBIRDS

whirlybirds

noun

plural of whirlybird

as in helicopters

a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally from the sky a police whirlybird was able to track the fleeing carjacker

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Recent Examples of whirlybirds Of course, there’s more to it than simply getting a nod from over half a dozen nations to order a job lot of whirlybirds. — David Szondy february 24, New Atlas, 24 Feb. 2026

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For now, the circumstances that brought the two helicopters into contact near McMinnville Municipal Airport remain unclear.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Ambulances and medical helicopters made trips to and from the site, while unscathed survivors were put on buses.

— JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026

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And as always, sites and zones on Mars for the choppers means satisfying engineering constraints imposed by the project and spacecraft design.

— Leonard David, Space.com, 15 Oct. 2026
The choppers included both marked CBP and what appeared to be military Black Hawks.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026

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