airframe

noun

Definition of airframenext
as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of airframe Now, Archer, working in close partnership with Anduril, has introduced the Halo, a commercial variant sharing the same core airframe and systems, sans the weaponry. — David Szondy august 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026 These include possible improvements to the airframe, engine integration, and aerodynamic design, suggesting that engineers are continuing to evaluate and enhance the aircraft through successive flight tests. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 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 SpaceX engineers flew drones over the vehicle to inspect its heat shield, getting their best look yet at how more than 18,000 ceramic tiles insulating the ship’s stainless steel airframe weathered the trip to space and back. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 July 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
  • The aircraft was cleared, passengers were permitted to reboard, and the flight continued without further incident.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In a traditional operational environment, information may have to pass through multiple human operators and system interfaces before a new task reaches another aircraft.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • Castlelake is a major lender to airlines and has leased airplanes to ‌about 200 carriers.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Airlines must inspect the area on a schedule based on each airplane’s usage and repair any cracking before returning an affected airplane to service.
    — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of airplane
Noun
  • Several flights, including one passenger plane, were diverted to other airports after the sighting of the flying object near the airport shortly before midnight.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane on a training flight that made an emergency landing on a Florida interstate Monday morning, narrowly missing highway signs and vehicles.
    — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of plane
Noun
  • At least two ships were hit in the Strait of Hormuz in the past week, while several others reported near misses or warnings from entities claiming to represent Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, according to maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Six vessels moved into the Persian Gulf — five cargo ships and one tanker — while one cargo ship exited into the Gulf of Oman.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 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
  • The helicopter was one of seven working a fire in central Utah that was caused by lightning July 27.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Friday morning crash of a Sikorsky Skycrane helicopter in the Fishlake National Forest ignited a new fire that spread to connect with the existing blaze that has now scorched nearly 174 square miles (nearly 451 square kilometers).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of helicopter

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