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
Noun
  • Soar over the landscape by helicopter, touching down in some of the country’s most secluded locations, with not another soul in sight.
    — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Nepal’s disaster-management authority said 3,253 people had been airlifted by helicopter from the disaster area.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of helicopter
Noun
  • Christopher Morel hit a chopper to third base, but Hamilton’s throw was off target.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The collision at Carlisle Airport in Cumberland County involved a Cessna 150 and a Bell 407 chopper, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
    — Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of chopper

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“Eggbeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eggbeater. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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