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airframe

noun

Definition of airframenext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airframe Electric aircraft enters testing The eFlyer 2 pairs an electric propulsion system with a lightweight composite airframe. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 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 The rapid appearance of multiple Gerbera variants over the past year suggests that new capabilities can be integrated with relatively minor changes to the underlying airframe. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for airframe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airframe
  1. aircraft
  2. airplane
  3. plane
  4. ship
  5. airship
  6. helicopter
Noun
  • All 18 men, dressed in blue jumpsuits, were seen boarding the large gray military aircraft.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Designed to fly at Mach 2 The TMS-10 project centers on a 10- to 15-seat supersonic business aircraft intended for business travel and high-end tourism.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • Not long after, the airplane experienced a complete loss of engine power.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This results in a synthetic crude oil that can be further refined and used a fuel for cars, trucks and even airplanes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • On the plane from Lisbon to London, a fire broke out in the cockpit.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The pool covers events that are widely open to the press and is in more limited spaces like awaiting the president underneath the wing of Air Force One and travelling with him aboard the plane.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • Some of the guests on board had upcoming bookings for the top-of-the-line (and priced like it) ship, though many remained quite fond of our Le Lyrial.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • New assistants, agents and editor plug-ins ship every month aimed squarely at engineers, who are bombarded with ads and news about each release.
    — Rob Black, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of ship
Noun
  • 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
  • Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days.
    — Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of airship
Noun
  • Earlier this week, Denmark accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The helicopter had difficulty reaching them, Downpatrick didn’t have his satellite phone, the Wi-Fi cables in the camp below had been damaged due to an avalanche and there was no way to communicate with emergency services.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of helicopter

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