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

Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said that Italy and Greece are each sending two Canadair water-dumping airplanes. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

At least on modern airplanes, experts say the chance of your phone interfering with navigation equipment is extremely, extremely low. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 22 July 2026

Helicopters, airplanes and fishing vessels combed a roughly 1,000-square-mile area. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

The deaths reflect the complicated reality that American soldiers don’t need to be on the ground in Iran to face lethal risks in a conflict that involves drones, missiles and airplanes. — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

County Board members said there is a difference between large airplanes with sophisticated instruments and licensed pilots versus a small airfield with pilots of various degrees of experience, some who are just learning to fly. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026

Since energy and fuel are major cost inputs for businesses — fuel to power airplanes and transport food to grocery stores, for example — consumers have seen prices rise to varying degrees elsewhere, too. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 July 2026

From cars to airplanes, ships to power generation plants, heat engines are everywhere. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026

Airports, airplanes, trains, and buses all expose travelers to contagious illnesses, too. — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026