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airframe

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as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airframe Ground systems get upgrades The P-8A is best known as a maritime patrol aircraft, but its missions extend well beyond the airframe. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Operating them isn't merely a matter of shrinking standard flight systems down into a smaller airframe or designing around the absence of a cockpit. — New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026 Although the plane flew under the Amazon Prime Air branding and network, the e-commerce giant does not hold the air operator certificate or maintenance responsibility for the airframe. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airframe

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The Florida National Guard, the State Emergency Operations Center, State Guard and AT&T Disaster Services are holding aircraft and equipment there, the airport said.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
First developed in the 1950s, this aircraft has an enormous weapon payload capacity and intercontinental range.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft

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The number includes both airplanes and helicopters as well as drones, with the MQ-9 Reaper drone – used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, close air support and combat search and rescue – accounting for more than half of the losses.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Officials say residents in the affected counties should expect to spot low-flying airplanes or helicopters during these times.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

Navy officials initially said leadership had not observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
The ministry said that port and ship repair facilities in the southern Odesa region and ships carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military were also hit.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

The team continuously received the returning light while the airship drifted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Brown says the company plans a blimp that can stay aloft for 24 hours or more within a year, which raises the question of what an advertising airship does at night.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of airship

Noun

There are excursions such as canyoning the river or hiking through Bedwell Sound’s ancient old growth forests and returning to basecamp by helicopter.

— Adrienne Matei, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Rescues this high are risky and expensive, and helicopters cannot safely fly at such altitudes.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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