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

The employee was working for Professional Ocean Service Corp and cleared airplanes. — Vinod Sreeharsha september 9, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

In the 1950s and 1960s, the aerospace industry found eggshells’ resistance to shattering to be a useful model when conducting failure analysis studies of the metal shells used to build airplanes. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 8 Sep. 2026

The most prominent bit of imagery in Fly Now (2022) is the front of an airplane with its door open and boarding stairs at the ready; the name koether is inscribed on the fuselage next to the door. — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

As the wheels break through the surface and sink into the material, the resistance rapidly slows the airplane. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026