'copter

'copter (plural 'copters)

1. Alternative form of copter.
   • 1956 September, Melvin Sturgis, “The Unprotected Species”, in Fantastic Universe, volume 6, number 2, section VII, page 60, column 1:

     We send out low-flying ’copters and track the neural waves from all animal life.

   • 1959 December 6, “Wire-Guided French Missiles for Copters Deadly as Anti-Tank Weapons”, in Independent-Press-Telegram, volume 8, number 15, Long Beach, Calif., page B-12, columns 2–3:

     Von Kann, director of Army aviation, said that low-flying ’copters obtained as many as 11 direct hits in 14 tries on tank targets 1,000 yards away.

   • 1965 winter, M. I. Kovel, “[Report …from the classes] ’57”, in Assembly, volume XXIII, number 4, West Point, N.Y.: West Point Alumni Foundation, Inc., for the Association of Graduates, USMA, page 96, column 2:

     Jesse James is in Bien Hoa flying ’copters and his family is in Columbus, Ga.

   • 1989 December, Final Environmental Impact/4(f) Statement: Davids Island Project, New Rochelle, New York, volume IV, United States Coast Guard, page 3-137:

     Heliport and frequent shuttle helicopters would invade the privacy of our homes with the roar of low-flying 'copters.

   • 1998 July, Nintendo Official Magazine, number 70, page 102:

     You’ll also have to watch out for low flying ’copters and speeding bikes that try to kill you as you stomp your way to victory.

   • 2000, Bill G. Cox, “Beauty Queen Was Killed for Her Red Caddy”, in David Jacobs, editor, Road Kill, New York, N.Y.: Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp., page 123:

     The low-flying ’copters scanned fields and woods for the red Cadillac.

   • 2016 May, Gerry Conway, Carnage‎, volume 1 (The One That Got Away), Marvel Entertainment, published 2022, →ISBN:

     --BUT I’VE ONLY RECENTLY RETURNED TO ACTIVE DUTY, AND MOST OF THAT’S BEEN FLYING ’COPTERS IN THE AFGHAN HILLS.