airliners

noun

plural of airliner
as in airplanes

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  1. airplanes
  2. planes
  3. aircraft
  4. aeroplanes
  5. liners
  6. ships
  7. airships
Noun
  • Families can check out things like vintage airplanes, helicopters, aircraft engines and more artifacts that played a role in shaping Canadian aviation history.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Whether sprinting across rooftops, hanging from airplanes, or piloting fighter jets on screen, the actor has built a career on pushing the limits—and audiences have rewarded him for it.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
Definition of airplanes
Noun
  • The blaze raged through pine forests and scrubland through the weekend, whipped by gale force winds that often prevented water-dropping planes from operating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Southwest won't likely start flying the planes until next year.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of planes
Noun
  • Kuwait said on Saturday that Iranian forces launched a wave of drones within its airspace, with its military destroying multiple aircraft after Iran targeted critical infrastructure in the country's north.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Although Chinese authorities have not officially confirmed the aircraft or its development status, the latest visuals have renewed interest in Beijing’s progress toward a sixth-generation combat aircraft.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft
Noun
  • No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025
Definition of aeroplanes
Noun
  • However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.
    — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026
Definition of liners
Noun
  • First is to prevent their further migration by enforcing an international treaty obliging national authorities to treat ballast waters inside incoming ships that may carry such species.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • If starry galaxies are like bright ships on a cosmic sea, then supermassive black holes are like their dark anchors.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 July 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
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