Thesaurus results for LINER

liner

noun

Definition of liner

as in plane

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Recent Examples of liner 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 When things get too absurd or heavy, a one liner pops in and Olesen knows how to do the set up, and then, the mic drop. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liner

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Noun

Some 10 days after the attack, the soldiers were loaded onto a cargo plane.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
There's also a showroom for a collection of vintage cars and planes, including a Ford Model T and the motorcycle from Easy Rider; and an on-grounds wildlife habit made up of animals that have been rehomed from other facilities.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

Compact quantum systems offer the potential to replace bulky antennas, especially aboard military ships and aircraft with limited space.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
The Oktoberfest vibes continued throughout the ship with more live music, and the pumpkin beer never stopped flowing.

— ElleAnna Revell, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

Netanyahu claimed a pilot on the FlyDubai flight had been arrested for allegedly stabbing his co-pilot and attempting to crash the airplane.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Tom Cruise has built a career on jumping out of airplanes, scaling skyscrapers and performing other high-wire antics in the name of entertainment.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

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
Today, Heart Aerospace unveiled a 36-seat hybrid-electric regional airliner designed to fly passengers to and from community airports with fewer emissions.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

Separately, United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, causing a fire, though the crew was reported safe.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
The tanker was secured and placed under the protection of Puntland authorities, according to a statement by the Puntland Maritime Police Force.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

The aircraft is particularly suited to Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), maritime surveillance, anti-surface warfare (ASuW), and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Data from Flightradar24 showed a number of aircraft searching south of the island.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Bye Aerospace also expects interest from air taxi operators and private owners.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
To make things even more complicated, the only possible way to travel between the small town on the south shore of Lake Clark and surrounding, metropolitan like the state’s capital or Anchorage is via a roughly hours-long seaplane air taxi.

— Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of air taxi

Noun

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
Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days.

— Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of airship

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