Definition of airplane
:a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings from which it derives most of its lift
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my uncle learned how to fly an airplane during World War II
Recent Examples of airplane from the Web
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Efforts to curb the snake population have become as extreme as dropping thousands of dead mice by airplane over the island.
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The New England Patriots have purchased two airplanes to become the first NFL team to own their own planes to fly to games, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell.
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Hear from WWII veterans, costume contest, swing dancing, vintage airplanes and more.
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The rationale was that the American military relies on steel for airplanes, ships and other equipment.
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Twenty years earlier, General Billy Mitchell had used an airplane to sink a battleship, but changing the trajectory of military thinking, and hence procurement, often requires changing a service’s viscous culture.
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Stop into the Studio City store for model cars, airplanes, and rockets as well as dollhouse materials with all of the trimmings, including miniature furniture and home accessories.
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Controversy over insecticides remains, especially naled, which was sprayed from airplanes last summer.
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Combat Caravan installs hardpoints on the airplane's wings capable of launching Hellfire air-to-ground missiles.
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Origin and Etymology of airplane
airplane Synonyms
Synonyms
aeroplane [chiefly British], planeRelated Words
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