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

The airline is also closing in on an order for new wide-body airplanes, executives said. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Many participate in the miraculous art of flying and maintaining enormous airplanes, or picking up cargo to take across our greater multi-county region of millions. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill. — Suryatapa Chakraborty, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2026

Although there are no actual airplanes on campus, the program is already producing results. — Steve Pickett, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there have been 1,331 reports of unruly passengers on airplanes so far this year. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2026

Forty-one years of stages, airplanes, hotel rooms, laughter and moments nobody else saw. — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

So did the capability to manufacture vast quantities of airplanes, tanks, and bullets. — Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

In her interview, the woman continued to question the airline’s handling of the alleged incident, saying people have been escorted off of airplanes for much less. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026