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liner

noun

Definition of liner

as in plane

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Recent Examples of liner Inside, a slip liner will keep your undergarments from showing through the fabric. — Olivia Dubyak, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 The one real head-scratcher, though, is a five-year commitment to a fourth-liner such as Jeffrey Viel. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 4 July 2026 In her Fearless era, the liner was subtle and delicate—more of a kitten eye than a cat eye. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 3 July 2026 Over time, the ceramic liner in the acetabular shell shattered, and the ceramic femoral head began directly moving against the titanium shell. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for liner

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Noun

Shorts expose your legs to the germy airport terminal and plane seats, ensuring that your first stop on your vacation is the hotel shower.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
But for some Gen Zers, the hardest part comes after the plane has landed back home, when the Venmo requests go out.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

In the Owens Valley, thermals — columns of warm, rising air — rocket paragliders to altitudes higher than most small airplanes can fly.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Made from a quick-drying, breathable nylon fabric, these pants wick away sweat on a stuffy airplane or long hike.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

Emirates, the airline of the United Arab Emirates, is the first company to buy the Airbus A3XX, the new generation of jumbo jet airliner; an order is placed for 10 of the huge craft.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
Cooler heads prevail An airliner comes in to land at Heathrow Airport, London.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

Sinokor’s aggressive buying combined with a swell in oil flows to send tanker rates surging even before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran led to the effective closure of the world’s most important oil shipping lane.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

FireSat will help incident commanders get better information more quickly, and, unlike fire-spotting aircraft, the satellites can linger over a fire for days or weeks and aren’t hampered by high winds or smoke.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
New York Harbor will host an international Parade of Sail featuring dozens of tall ships and more than 100 military aircraft in an aerial review.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Taking an air taxi to the airport may become as simple as ordering a ride share today.

— Regina G. Barber, NPR, 6 July 2026
The announcement was accompanied by a photo of Joby Aviation’s electric air taxi at Fuji Speedway in Japan, taken during a week-long flight demonstration campaign conducted in collaboration with Toyota Motor Corporation in December 2025.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of air taxi

Noun

The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Fearing that the Italians would seize credit, Amundsen teamed up with American entrepreneur Lincoln Ellsworth to purchase the airship.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026

Definition of airship

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