my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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The Wowuwoai Magsafe Portable Charger is a great accessory to have handy, especially when you’re stuck in the middle seat on an airplane.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2026 The water can remain liquid and freeze on contact with the surfaces of an airplane — much like freezing rain falls as liquid and freezes on cars and roads on contact.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2026 And this business selling fuel and wiring systems and other components for airplanes is not core to our investment thesis — all the data center revenue shows up in its Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segments.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
3 Nov. 2026 Less than 30 seconds later, a transmission from the airplane announced a descent, followed by a Mayday call.—ABC News,
2 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airplane
: a fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft that is driven by a propeller or by a forceful stream of gases backward and is supported by the reaction of the air against its wings