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airframes

noun

plural of airframe
as in aircraft

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  1. aircraft
  2. ships
  3. airships
  4. tractors
  5. planes
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
  • Humboldt Bay, the rugged, often cold bay that is the second-largest in California, is notorious for breakers, or massive white foam waves, that have swept people out to sea and destroyed ships like Raxa’s.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Such Orcan drones have already been used to attack Ukrainian ports and ships.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of ships
Noun
  • Although its rigid design hearkens back to the gargantuan airships of the early 20th century, Pathfinder 1 is almost completely different from any large airship that has flown before.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Oct. 2023
Definition of airships
Noun
  • The show features displays of vintage tractors and engines along with tractor rides, wagon rides, exhibitors, food, live music and a daily parade.
    — Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of tractors
Noun
  • The sequence in which a half dozen planes battle Ghidorah in the air is grand, eye-popping filmmaking.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The issue comes after years of delays of Boeing’s Max planes following safety and manufacturing crises, including the two deadly crashes of Max 8 aircraft in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of planes
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