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
The Lounge is home to three simulators, all of which are built from parts salvaged from real airplanes, from the pilot chairs to yokes.
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Another traveler recommended packing a beach ball, which can be partially inflated and double as a pillow on an airplane, and then be used for a fun activity on the beach.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
First lady Melania Trump is making an unexpected trip to Rome and will have an airplane meal aboard Air Force One for her 55th birthday, according to President Donald Trump.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Another traveler recommended packing a beach ball, which can be partially inflated and double as a pillow on an airplane, and then be used for a fun activity on the beach.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2025
First lady Melania Trump is making an unexpected trip to Rome and will have an airplane meal aboard Air Force One for her 55th birthday, according to President Donald Trump.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Investigators were also not immediately aware of how Taylor was able to board the airplane with a knife, though Williams acknowledged that the country's smaller airstrips lacked security to fully search passengers.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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In November, a commercial aircraft’s crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window as the plane was on final approach to San Francisco International Airport.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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This character is a hybrid of a crocodile and a military bomber plane.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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The next-generation airliner was billions of dollars over budget and three years late.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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But why isn't the future Airbus airliner running on hydrogen?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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