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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
Before the crash, air traffic control audio captures the pilots requesting an altitude range — known as a block altitude — to maneuver the airplane.
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Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Rignall then launched an investigation of his own, taking details from his assault — such as the make of Gacy’s car and the sound of airplanes landing — to stake out his attacker.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Increasing deliveries of its popular single-aisle airplane is critical to restoring Boeing's financial stability following years of production disruptions and crises that have left it deep in debt and losing money.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
On the move A United Airlines airplane is towed from a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport on August 10, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
Rignall then launched an investigation of his own, taking details from his assault — such as the make of Gacy’s car and the sound of airplanes landing — to stake out his attacker.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Increasing deliveries of its popular single-aisle airplane is critical to restoring Boeing's financial stability following years of production disruptions and crises that have left it deep in debt and losing money.
—David Shepardson, USA Today, 17 Oct. 2025
On the move A United Airlines airplane is towed from a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport on August 10, 2025, in Newark, New Jersey.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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The German army had fewer men, guns, tanks, and planes than France’s defenders.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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While most of us on the plane were in this same unexpected predicament, a passenger nearby didn't seem to be sharing in our misery thanks to a compact gadget propped up their phone to the perfect viewing height.—
Anita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
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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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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Flying to Montserrat requires connecting journeys from nearby Antigua and involves travelling on small STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft, providing much more of a white-knuckle ride than your typical airliner.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Wright Electric Wright 1 Wright Electric’s Wright 1 aims to revolutionize commercial aviation with its 186-seat all-electric airliner.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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