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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
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Recent Examples of airplane
An alarm sounded in the airplane's cockpit, instructing the jet pilot to climb quickly to a higher altitude and avoid a potential collision with the helicopters.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Car, truck, airplane and other fuels are used daily.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Daniel Bubb, a former airline pilot and commercial aviation expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told Fox News Digital there is no guarantee about the safest seat on an airplane.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
An airplane and fire truck collide at LaGuardia, a gubernatorial debate gets canceled, and March Madness pulls off a few tricks.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
Car, truck, airplane and other fuels are used daily.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
Daniel Bubb, a former airline pilot and commercial aviation expert at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told Fox News Digital there is no guarantee about the safest seat on an airplane.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 28 Mar. 2026
An airplane and fire truck collide at LaGuardia, a gubernatorial debate gets canceled, and March Madness pulls off a few tricks.
—Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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In 2023, the plane went through a detailed revision known as an overhaul, in which its engines were inspected and key components were replaced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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According to Air Canada, 39 of the passengers and crew members were injured when the arriving Air Canada Express plane collided with an emergency vehicle on a runway just before midnight Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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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
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Graves has been at the center of discussions about aviation safety and investigations into the deadly 2025 collision between an airliner and an Army helicopter over the Potomac River.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The issues included airport signage regulation, aviation permitting for the developer of a supersonic airliner and advancements in GPS technology.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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