eggbeater

noun

ˈeg-ˌbē-tər How to pronounce eggbeater (audio)
Definition of eggbeaternext
as in helicopter
a vehicle for traveling through the air that obtains its lift from rotors which spin horizontally told stories of his days flying eggbeaters during the Vietnam War

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Recent Examples of eggbeater Man Ray takes the concept even further with a photograph of an eggbeater titled Woman. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 One design is a turbine that eschews the pinwheel-like blades of a traditional windmill; instead it is shaped like an upended eggbeater, with both ends of each curved blade attached to a central pole. — You Xiaoying, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2025 There is some speculation that the currents flowing around wind farms could turn into a giant eggbeater, mixing warm surface water into the cold pool, but that hasn’t been shown in any direct field observations, Miles says. — Eric Niiler, Wired, 11 Mar. 2021 Four years ago, Jennie Fogarty’s granddaughter Claire asked for an eggbeater for Christmas. — Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2021
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  1. helicopter
  2. chopper
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  • An operation in Kenscoff In the mists of the steep hills that ring southern Port-au-Prince, CNN saw one Task Force operation where helicopters manned by foreign contractors assaulted gang positions, and drones detonated amid the clatter of gunfire.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • An additional helicopter will be deployed later today, according to the Coast Guard.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • 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 moment that chopper goes down, the audience will be trapped right there in the yard with our heroes.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of chopper

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“Eggbeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggbeater. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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