as in airplanes
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 aeroplanes
No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.
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Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aeroplanes
Noun
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There’s also the issue of where Spirit’s airplanes end up, Shabat said.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Unlike solar and wind power, fuel cells can be deployed on demand and power a wide range of applications, from data centers to space missions, passenger vehicles to airplanes.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Currently only United States and China operate active, orbital space planes.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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In the dark, bomber crews guided their planes onto runways.—
Laura Isensee,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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“Aeroplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeroplanes. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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