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

Chafin’s side even employed airplanes to drop gas and homemade explosives on the miners. — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Aug. 27, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

The same technology that can figure out Magid likes airplanes can learn what captures a teenager’s attention. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

To avoid smelling like stale airplanes, pack travel sizes of your everyday fragrances. — Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Ships book slots to transit, similar to how passengers book seats on airplanes in advance. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Two airplanes blew out their tires after landing in Chicago in separate incidents on the same day, authorities said. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Boeing’s Immediate Priority Is Execution Boeing entered the second half of 2026 with a record $715 billion backlog, including more than 6,200 commercial airplanes. — Alex Krutz, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026