Thesaurus results for LINER

liner

noun

Definition of liner

as in plane

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Recent Examples of liner Brower and Simone covered the floor around their refrigerator -- where Primrose likes to perch and poop -- with birdcage liner. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 Elsewhere, Julia Fox erupted on the scene, sporting skinny brows, overly blushed cheeks, black liner and glossed lips, no less. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026 Regulars return for the rooftop pool (imagine an early 1900s ocean liner), the Knightsbridge zip code, and its prime location across the street from Hyde Park. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 This pair is covered in a soft, fuzzy liner for extra cushion. — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liner

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Noun

Blair also attempted to open the plane door while in the air.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Creating a licensing body is not a bizarre idea in a world where the FAA determines the airworthiness of planes and banks must pass stress tests to operate.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

The ship’s 21 crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

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
Multiple resources were called in on the night of the shooting, including SWAT, K-9 teams, patrol officers, drones, a Denver Police Department helicopter and a Colorado State Patrol airplane.

— Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

The sci-fi concept of a supersonic airliner became reality only after France and Britain signed a 1962 treaty to develop Concorde, jointly tackling technical quandaries commercial aviation had never faced.

— Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
All 176 passengers and crew members on board were killed by Iranian surface-to-air missiles that brought the Boeing 737 airliner down, with Iranian authorities at first covering up the tragedy.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

But the time required for the largest tankers to rest outside the strait waiting for crude deliveries from smaller vessels has effectively created a tanker shortage.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
London — Oil prices climbed Thursday on continued worries about global supply following a record number of tanker attacks that sent crossings through the Strait of Hormuz to a two-month low.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

The Florida National Guard, the State Emergency Operations Center, State Guard and AT&T Disaster Services are holding aircraft and equipment there, the airport said.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
First developed in the 1950s, this aircraft has an enormous weapon payload capacity and intercontinental range.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Both companies plan to offer a commercial air taxi service using electric aircraft that function like Ubers over congested cities.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Bye Aerospace also expects interest from air taxi operators and private owners.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of air taxi

Noun

The team continuously received the returning light while the airship drifted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Brown says the company plans a blimp that can stay aloft for 24 hours or more within a year, which raises the question of what an advertising airship does at night.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of airship

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