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
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Recent Examples of airplane
Good airplane shoes need to be sturdy enough to run to your gate in but easy to take on and off at TSA.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
The entrepreneur and businessman and the unnamed plane instructor had reportedly set off from the city of Rennes for La Baule on Friday afternoon for the Fly In La Baule meeting gathering light airplane enthusiasts.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
The devices can make toys, prosthetic limbs and even airplane parts.
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David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The administration formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar last year to be used as the presidential airplane, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government.
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Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for airplane
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
21 June 2026
The entrepreneur and businessman and the unnamed plane instructor had reportedly set off from the city of Rennes for La Baule on Friday afternoon for the Fly In La Baule meeting gathering light airplane enthusiasts.
—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
The devices can make toys, prosthetic limbs and even airplane parts.
—
David A. Lieb,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The administration formally accepted a luxury Boeing 747 jet from Qatar last year to be used as the presidential airplane, despite questions about the ethics and legality of accepting such an expensive gift from a foreign government.
—
Arkansas Online,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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One of his planes was in trouble.
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The day before, 12 people were killed when a plane on a skydiving outing in Missouri crashed.
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The occasional booing of famous England players has been an integral part of the Wembley experience over the years, almost as commonplace as paper aeroplanes.
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.
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The central image was an airliner, something that, like life itself, experiences highs, lows and turbulence.
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The jet is a Boeing VC-25B Bridge, the military conversion of a Boeing 747-8 airliner.
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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