Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of airplanes Future sensors SpaceX's satellites won't replace the current airplanes that the military uses to track moving targets. —

Julian Dossett, Space.com, 2 June 2026 And passing overhead is a constant barrage of airplanes as the city sits directly beneath the airport’s flight path, but the noise is hardly bothersome. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 This includes farming, forestry, computers, airplanes and earthmoving and railroad machinery. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 American Airlines is planning to install SpaceX’s Starlink Wi-Fi in hundreds of its airplanes, the airline announced today. —

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 26 May 2026 During the Second World War, the Allies built thousands of inflatable tanks, trucks, Jeeps, artillery pieces, and airplanes. —

David Szondy may 24, New Atlas, 24 May 2026 Earlier in the day, Attorney General Todd Blanche announced an indictment of former first secretary Raul Castro, the brother of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, in relation to the 1996 downing of two airplanes operated by Cuban exiles. —

Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 In February 1996, three airplanes from Brothers to the Rescue took off from a Miami-area airport. —

Erika Gonzalez, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Seatback pocket gadgets are getting more popular on airplanes. —

Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplanes

Noun

Airlines, meanwhile, warned that margins and profits will halve this year, with the sector especially vulnerable because aircraft makers are behind on deliveries, meaning firms are relying on older, more fuel-hungry planes.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 8 June 2026
Still, if the company can solve its funding and technology challenges, Alice, or an aircraft inspired by it, could become one of the first fully electric commuter planes to enter commercial service.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 June 2026