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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 airplanes
Without these strategic materials, no modern military could produce crucial new weapons such as tanks and airplanes.
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Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Officials cannot get a more precise estimate because high winds are grounding firefighting airplanes that map the fire’s footprint.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
The camp teaches youngsters about the basics of aerospace engineering — with 360-degree flight simulators, origami airplanes, and gliders that the kids can build and make do stunts.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Planes, crews were stuck Mann, the aviation consultant, warned that in addition to flight cancellations, airplanes and crews could have been stuck in El Paso for the duration of the closure.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Model airplanes, hula hoops, tiddlywinks, and even Chinese checkers turned out to be Jewish creations, and the list goes on.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
By early April, positive energies are lining up to land like airplanes at a busy airport.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Commercial airplanes dart by, but one chartered flight sits parked away from the gates, a set of stairs pulled up to its open door.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Thomas Robertson, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
Officials cannot get a more precise estimate because high winds are grounding firefighting airplanes that map the fire’s footprint.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
The camp teaches youngsters about the basics of aerospace engineering — with 360-degree flight simulators, origami airplanes, and gliders that the kids can build and make do stunts.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
Planes, crews were stuck Mann, the aviation consultant, warned that in addition to flight cancellations, airplanes and crews could have been stuck in El Paso for the duration of the closure.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Model airplanes, hula hoops, tiddlywinks, and even Chinese checkers turned out to be Jewish creations, and the list goes on.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
By early April, positive energies are lining up to land like airplanes at a busy airport.
—Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Commercial airplanes dart by, but one chartered flight sits parked away from the gates, a set of stairs pulled up to its open door.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
The city has drawn up plans to expand the airport — which does not have scheduled passenger flights, but houses flight schools and hosts corporate and private jets — by extending a runway to accommodate larger airplanes.
—Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplanes
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Still, the Department of War, formerly known as the Department of Defense, advises that most UAP sightings can actually be identified as planes, balloons, drones and weather events.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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This week, three Canadian airlines canceled flights to Cuba after the island’s government announced there would be no jet fuel for planes seeking to refuel at Cuban airports.—
Andrea Rodriguez,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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“Airplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplanes. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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