helicoptered
- 1Simple past and past participle of helicopter.
Officials helicoptered emergency supplies into the flooded village.
The president was helicoptered to the summit ahead of the talks.
Note
A regular past form: one spelling covers both the simple past and the participle after have or be. The construction tells you which meaning is in play. Passive uses come from the transitive 'transport' sense: the president was helicoptered in, carried by others. Active uses without an object mean traveling yourself: the team helicoptered out at dawn. The same form can also describe overprotective parenting.
The rescue team helicoptered out at dawn.
Her parents helicoptered her through every exam season.
helicoptered is a form of helicopter
helicopter, verb: To transport a person or thing from one location to another by helicopter. Full entry
- Forms
- helicopterhelicopters he/she/ithelicoptering -ing formhelicoptered past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- helicopter → helicoptered: add -ed
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