police helicopter

collocation in English

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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helicopter
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhel.ɪˌkɒp.tər/us
/ˈhel.əˌkɑːp.tɚ/
a type of aircraft without wings, that has one or two sets of large blades that go round very fast on top. It can land and take off vertically and can stay in one place in ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandhelicopterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Information was provided on local radio, from apolicehelicopter, loudspeaker vans and letter drops.
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Once the equipment on apolicehelicopterlocks on to a car, no vehicle can outpace it.
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There is a good deal of civil as well aspolicehelicopteractivity.
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No armed robber escapes from apolicehelicopter.
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The term is still used in some contexts now, such aspolicehelicopterunits.
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By this point, several police cars and apolicehelicopterhad joined the pursuit.
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Shortly thereafter, apolicehelicopterbegan overflying the area and soon found itself under fire by some of the protesters, who targeted it with rockets.
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Floodwaters almost surrounded the homestead, with people having to be winched from rooftops by apolicehelicopter.
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Throughout all this thepolicehelicoptermonitored the scene from the air.
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Apolicehelicopterhovered over the scene, contributing to a sense of chaos.
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On person had to be rescued by apolicehelicopterafter he was swept away by strong currents.
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It was believed the purpose of the attack was to disable thepolicehelicopterwhilst a serious crime was carried out elsewhere.
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Some of the injured students were flown out bypolicehelicopter.
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A 100-memberpolicehelicoptersquadron assists in search-and-rescue operations.
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There he meets a lone deputy who has a plan to get himself and the player out of the town using apolicehelicopter.
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When he finally did emerge, he acted bizarrely, giggling, patting the ground, and waving to thepolicehelicopteroverhead.
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Thepolicehelicopterused to illuminate the area only attracted bigger crowds.
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They track it down to a lake and apolicehelicopterattempts to blow the alligator up, but to no avail.
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The climax, for a giddy change of pace, features apolicehelicopterin pursuit of a high-speed cabin cruiser.
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He proceeded to grab, lift and subsequently drop the tram after being fired upon by the circlingpolicehelicopter.
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These can be as simple as a searchlight for apolicehelicopteror as complicated as the tactical system for an airborne early warning platform.
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