Synonyms of airplanes

airplanes

noun

plural of airplane

as in planes

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planes
• aeroplanes
• airliners
• aircraft
• airships
• ships
• jets
• bombers
• biplanes
• tractors
• freighters
• seaplanes
• airframes
• tankers
• jetliners
• liners
• fighters
• turboprops
• air taxis
• warplanes
• turbojets
• gliders
• amphibians
• supersonics
• rocket planes
• sailplanes
• supersonic transports
• torpedo bombers
• aerodynes
• aerospace planes
• lightplanes
• triplanes
• superjets
• trijets
• jump jets
• air-cushion vehicles
• trimotors
• towplanes
• tilt-rotors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of airplanes

There were more than 3,500 airplanes flying across America when the decision to close the airspace was made, Duffy said. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026

For approximately five hours Friday, airplanes around the country were stuck at terminals. — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2026

At the time of the ground stoppage, more than 3,500 airplanes were in the sky, Duffy said. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

These facilities guide airplanes at high altitudes along their routes. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026

In past years, people have repurposed the thin plastic from the signs to make school projects, as art canvases, and even model airplanes. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Acoustic research has found that the noise of drone rotors is more annoying than that of cars, airplanes, and other familiar background sounds. — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2026

The strategy was later revived by Russian airplanes in Aleppo, Syria. — Gerard Toal, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026