as in airplane
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain
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Recent Examples of aeroplane
While turbulence has occasionally caused aeroplanes to crash, most of those tragedies happened several decades ago before modern safety analysis techniques made flying safer.
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
The bombardment of the open town far behind the lines occupied precisely three hours and a quarter, during which a powerful fleet of aeroplanes … did not cease unloading on the town bombs weighing from 1000 lbs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Will Boeing continue to produce and design great aeroplanes, well-put together, reliable, for the customer base?
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Indian airlines are already placing orders for record numbers of aeroplanes.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023
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Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 6 June 2024
The bombardment of the open town far behind the lines occupied precisely three hours and a quarter, during which a powerful fleet of aeroplanes … did not cease unloading on the town bombs weighing from 1000 lbs.
—Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Will Boeing continue to produce and design great aeroplanes, well-put together, reliable, for the customer base?
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Indian airlines are already placing orders for record numbers of aeroplanes.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aeroplane
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The airplane impacted one residential structure and 20 vehicles, which were damaged or destroyed by impact or post-impact fire.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2025
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With a touch of a button, the airplane lands itself.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial in La Jolla and San Diego Nice Guys presented a $50,000 donation to the Armed Services YMCA on June 25 to go to families who lost vehicles when a plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood filled with military families early May 22.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Jim actually flew the plane, and Marilyn sat in the back serving coffee.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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“Aeroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeroplane. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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