An aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades.
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By contrast, renting a helicopter can cost thousands of dollars per day.
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Russian identity documents purportedly taken from the helicopter could also be seen.
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Police said an Eagle helicopter was used to look for the teen.
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Military authorities are investigating what happened to the helicopter, the ministry said.
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She said: The helicopter has come over and offered to rescue us.
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Pour on gradually the hot corn syrup and water, beating egg with eggbeater.
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In water polo, the eggbeater is a way of staying afloat by treading water.
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The drive wheel from a broken-down eggbeater will do nicely.
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According to the boys, this is an extensively customized eggbeater.
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Then she turned the bowl of whites over to Jane and handed her the eggbeater.
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He saw the whirlybird when it was still nearly a mile away.
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To really appreciate this spectacular landscape, hop in a whirlybird (a helicopter).
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Take it easy, and I'll send a whirlybird to pick you up, Tom promised.
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He put the whirlybird down right on target, in the middle of the yard, which had been cleared in advance.
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If there's a chance of it or us sprouting bullet holes, you're going to have to rent a different whirlybird and driver.
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The second chopper came right behind the first, and then the third.
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The wind conditions wouldn't help chopper maneuverability, either, but he could manage.
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He still had the second chopper to use as a pursuit vehicle.
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But riding a chopper through Baghdad is quite different from Route 101.
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This morning, at first light, I sent the chopper team to investigate.
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I had a message drafted to HQ the moment the chopper reported.
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The conductor went out on the platform and consulted with the ticket-chopper.
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She smiled at the ticket-chopper and dropped the flake into the box.
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Skippy flared the chopper upward, slowing us at the last possible instant.
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Another reason to view it from the toasty comfort of a chopper.
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The tail of the chopper was several yards from its main frame.
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Sam had the chopper at the site in less than five minutes.
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As she was straightening up she heard yet another chopper flying overhead.
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Mendonza pointed at the screen and said, There's a chopper landing pad.
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The chopper leaves without incident and we walk briskly across a field.
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The chopper whipped salted marine grit into the air; bodies sheltered me.
