helicoptering

Verb

helicopter (third-person singular simple present helicopters, present participle helicoptering, simple past and past participle helicoptered)

1. (transitive) To transport by helicopter.
   • Car drivers were helicoptered to safety from nearby roads. There were photographs of people canoeing down streets.2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 40
2. (intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
3. To rotate like a helicopter blade.
   • helicoptering his jacket, helicoptering his arms
4. To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
   • Near-synonym: hover

   Synonyms:

   hover

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