heli

plural helis

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of helicopter.

   ‘We saw two helis flying north a few weeks back,’ John offered. ‘An Apache and a Chinook. We figured they were hunting al-Qaeda.’

   2010, Bob Shepherd, M. P. Sabga, The Infidel, Simon & Schuster, published 2011, →ISBN, page 175

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   HERE’S A GREAT shot of our author Dave Ramsey, who seems to be doing the impossible—flying two helis simultaneously! Actually, he isnt’t; a flying buddy maneuvered his machine into the shot, just to create the illusion.

   1990 September, “Helicopter section”, in Model Airplane News, page 91

   Two helis, both coming in sharp and from a great height. One looked like a Puma; the other, smaller and hovering just above and behind in a chaperone position, was clearly an Apache.

   2011, Chris Ryan, Killing for the Company, Coronet, →ISBN, page 308

   Synonyms: copter

1. pluralplural of helus