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
The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aeroplanes
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In the first nine months of the year, Boeing delivered 440 airplanes, up from 291 in the same period last year.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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American, Delta and United airlines each fly hundreds of planes models which have an average age of between 20 to 30 years, according to company reports.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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That passion got me into electric cars, then into electric planes.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Aeroplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeroplanes. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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