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 Customers dine beneath hanging model airplanes and can watch planes take off and land through floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the airport tarmac. —

Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026 After he was let go, a court hired him and others back briefly to help the company get rid of their airplanes. —

Miami Herald, 11 May 2026 After Spirit Airlines ceased operations, in the middle of the night on May 2nd, a series of canary-yellow airplanes sat on the tarmac at Newark Airport, arranged neatly like children’s toys at day’s end. —

Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 9 May 2026 And, the canopy of the forest will be cleaned up to sharpen the heart shape to increase its visibility from airplanes flying overhead. —

Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026 The video by Kevin White, who was heading home to Connecticut, showed the moments after two airplanes hit each other while leaving the gates on Monday, May 4. —

Tara Lynch, CBS News, 8 May 2026 Health experts say hantavirus transmission on airplanes is highly unlikely, especially on flights within the United States. —

Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Beyond unruly behavior on airplanes, drinking before a flight might not be the cure-all passengers are hoping for. —

Tristan Bove, Fortune, 6 May 2026 Aren’t airplanes, helicopters, gliders, blimps, zeppelins, and rockets already doing a great job of moving people through the atmosphere? —

New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Government planes carrying Spanish and French nationals landed in Madrid and Paris on Sunday afternoon, where the passengers were transported to a hospital, according to the two countries' governments.

— Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 11 May 2026
During the liquidation process, other airlines will buy Spirit’s planes, hire some of its former employees, and, eventually, take over its slots, including those at the Marine Air Terminal.

— John Cassidy, New Yorker, 11 May 2026