Synonyms of airplane

airplane

noun

ˈer-ˌplān 

as in plane

a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift

my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plane
• aeroplane
• airliner
• aircraft
• airship
• ship
• jet
• biplane
• bomber
• airframe
• tractor
• seaplane
• freighter
• tanker
• jetliner
• turboprop
• liner
• turbojet
• fighter
• air taxi
• supersonic
• glider
• warplane
• amphibian
• supersonic transport
• rocket plane
• aerospace plane
• trimotor
• aerodyne
• sailplane
• trijet
• superjet
• triplane
• torpedo bomber
• lightplane
• towplane
• jump jet
• tilt-rotor
• air-cushion vehicle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of airplane

Airplanes struggle in hot, thin air Aimer likens the effect of high temperatures on airplane performance to athletes competing at high altitude. — Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Videos from the fire zone showed towering smoke plumes rising above trees and neighborhoods as airplane tankers dropped fire retardant on the fast-moving flames. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

Unlike jet airplanes, which fly above 35,000 feet and are separated from one another by vast distances, air taxis will likely fly no higher than 4,000 feet on short routes where space between the aircraft could get tight. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Thankfully, though, there are quite a few physical buttons, alongside a gear selector that resembles an airplane throttle, and a rotary drive-mode knob. — New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026