Collocations for helicopter - noun

air-force, army, coastguard (BrE), Coast Guard (in the US), military, naval, police
civilian, private
presidential
rescue
ambulance (BrE)
An air ambulance helicopter came to the rescue.

assault, attack, combat
armed
reconnaissance
transport
cargo
twin-engine
hovering, low-flying
downed
Troops rescued the crew of a downed helicopter.

waiting
They crowded onto a roof to board a waiting helicopter.

model (BrE)

fly, pilot
He flew helicopters during the Gulf War.

board
land
deploy, dispatch, launch, scramble (BrE)
The police helicopter was scrambled to search for the missing man.

charter, hire (esp. BrE), rent (AmE)
down, shoot down
The helicopter was downed by a missile.

ground
The helicopters were grounded by bad weather.

fly
circle, hover
The helicopter hovered above the airstrip.

buzz
Helicopters buzzed overhead.

take off
land
swoop down, swoop in
crash
carry sb, ferry sb, transport sb
a helicopter carrying troops

airlift sb, rescue sb
A rescue helicopter airlifted the injured man to hospital.

be equipped with sth
fire (sth)
drop sth
Helicopters dropped supplies.

patrol sth

flight, ride, trip (esp. BrE)
tour
We're going to take a helicopter tour of the island.

assault, attack, strike
rescue, search
deck, pad
crew, pilot
fleet
carrier, gunship
accident, crash
blade

by helicopter
The victims were flown to the hospital by helicopter.

in a/the helicopter
There were three people in the helicopter when it crashed.