air taxi

noun

Definition of air taxinext
as in plane

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Recent Examples of air taxi Europe's aviation safety agency EASA published a comprehensive eVTOL regulatory framework in 2022 and puts the realistic arrival of widespread air taxi services at around 2030. — Omar Kardoudi june 26, New Atlas, 26 June 2026 Ladov envisions building additional vertiports around the region so that folks living in, say, Montclair, New Jersey, could hitch a ride in an air taxi for their daily commute. — Anne Kadet, Curbed, 19 June 2026 Joby completed a piloted electric air taxi flight across San Francisco Bay and around the Golden Gate Bridge in March to kick off the tour, showcasing its aircraft, which is designed to carry a pilot and four passengers at speeds up to 200 mph, with a range of about 150 miles. — Randy Tucker, USA Today, 15 June 2026 There will also be characters and team mascots roaming the Coliseum’s historic grounds and lots of other activities for kids, and an air taxi by Archer will also be on display. — Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for air taxi
Recent Examples of Synonyms for air taxi
  1. plane
  2. airplane
  3. liner
  4. aircraft
  5. airliner
  6. supersonic transport
  7. ship
  8. rocket plane
Noun
  • This led to years of combing through the Pan Am and Coast Guard archives in search of clues about the location of the plane's wreckage.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Svetlana Grković, Karović’s wife, told Serbian outlet Nova that the plane had been flying for around 30 minutes before the incident occurred.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • After inspecting metal fragments found among the trees near the city of Świnoujście, historians say the area may hide further remains of an Allied airplane crash from World War II.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
  • Who knows if less time in an airplane will make a difference, but a franchise that hasn’t won a postseason game since the 2018 season will look for anything to change that trajectory.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • In addition to a lip liner, stick, and gloss, this plumping product was the final kicker.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
  • And considering Spider-Man's signature suit, the crimson liner felt less like an unexpected beauty choice and more like an extremely intentional reference.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 July 2026
Definition of liner
Noun
  • The Pentagon is not revealing its equipment losses, but Tehran is claiming large numbers of US Black Hawk helicopters destroyed and base infrastructure like aircraft hangars heavily damaged in its days of attacks.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The aircraft is operated by the private charter division of Qatar Airways, a World Cup sponsor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • Budget airliner, Frontier, is also getting Wi-Fi for the first time.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • The plane stopped, passengers scurried to the terminal and airport employees climbed up on the wings trying to keep the airliner from blowing away.
    — Dan Kelly July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of airliner
Noun
  • In the 1960s, the federal government also poured resources into developing a supersonic transport plane.
    — Made by History, Time, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Although supersonic passenger aircraft found a niche from the 1970s through the early 2000s with the Concorde, commercial supersonic transport is no longer available for the mainstream consumer marketplace today.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025
Definition of supersonic transport
Noun
  • Choosing the right ship, however, is only one part of creating an exceptional journey.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 24 July 2026
  • The president’s claim came after Houthi rebels targeted Saudi ships in the Red Sea.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • Virgin decided to move on to the Delta-class program after completing 12 flights to the edge of space—above 80 km or 50 miles, as defined by the US government—with the previous-generation VSS Unity rocket plane.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2026
  • These lower operating expenses are tied to Virgin Galactic's decision to suspend operations of its VSS Unity suborbital rocket plane last year to focus investment into a new series of suborbital spacecraft known as Delta-class ships.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Definition of rocket plane

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