lightplane

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightplane
Noun
  • Their modest aircraft, a wooden biplane made of spruce and ash covered by cotton muslin, was open to the outside air.
    Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Biplane Transfer with Optional Commentary by Director Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise—Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie discuss the challenges of filming the highly technical and extremely dangerous biplane transfer stunt at high altitudes.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to private boats, several seaplane and ferry routes to the island throughout the summer.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Visitors arrive via ferry or seaplane and explore this wilderness, which is almost entirely backcountry, on foot or via paddle.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.
    Smithsonian, Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
Noun
  • Stratolaunch tests reusable hypersonic rocket plane.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
  • Ambitious short film chronicles daring flight of X-15 rocket plane test pilot (video) Going to SXSW 2025?
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.
    Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Noun
  • In addition to snakes, the area is home to 66 percent of Illinois‘ amphibians and over 90 percent of the state’s mammals.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Found nowhere else on the planet, this tiny amphibian is known for its unique method of parenting, with male Darwin’s frogs gestating their young in the vocal sac below their mouth.
    Jared Ranahan, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.
    Jamie Turner, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
Noun
  • Produced by FilmCrew, Moonstone, and Fluid Productions, the drama follows four Arab fighters on a one-way glider mission.
    Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Stand on the left foot with the right foot placed on a glider or towel, feet hip-width apart.
    Mallory Creveling, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Lightplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lightplane. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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