copter

Or 'cop·ter

[kop-ter]

noun

Informal.

1. helicopter.

copter

/ ˈkɒptə /

noun

1. informal,  short for helicopter

Word History and Origins

Origin of copter¹

First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening

Example Sentences

“In the years after the copter crash, I have maintained an extraordinary sense of gratitude on steroids,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times

I thought I heard a helicopter flying low but thought in that pea soup a copter could not be flying so put it out of mind.

From Los Angeles Times

QRF Copter 76 on scene of the #FranklinFire, LAC.

From Los Angeles Times

A bullet hole found in one copter had already prompted the CHP to send up an escort helicopter to accompany the flying formation of malathion sprayers.

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For instance, as the task force fought the Bridge fire the afternoon of Sept. 11, the Forest Service airplane supervising the effort, AA-52, had to return to base, according to Fennessy and a written statement provided by Ken Craw, an aerial supervisor who was flying Copter-76 under contract with the Orange County Fire Authority.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chopper