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liner

noun

Definition of liner

as in plane

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Recent Examples of liner Newcomer Jorge Mateo delivered the winning run with a liner to left, and the Rays joyously celebrated their third walk-off win. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2026 For liner, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil has been a longtime favorite. — Mickey Williams, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026 Jump then didn’t allow another until Lewis led off the seventh with a sharp liner. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 That left it up to Albies, who came through with a liner to center field. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liner

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Over the past three seasons, the Yellowjackets, the New Jersey girls soccer team lost in the Canadian wilderness after a plane crash, have been trying to survive harsh weather, a lack of food and medical care — and one another.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Barry Hankerson accused Jomo Hankerson of mishandling travel arrangements for a Bahamas trip more than 25 years ago that ended in a plane crash that killed the 22-year-old singer and eight others, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

The ambassador, a 69-year-old Texan billionaire, insisted on installing it, to have a place for the ship owner’s family to hang out, maybe flip an omelet for themselves.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Since then, Iran has resumed attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the US has reinstated its naval blockade of Iranian ports.

— Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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According to Guinness World Records, the device was found intact despite falling from an altitude more than three times higher than a typical commercial airliner’s cruising height.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of airliner

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With tanker movement through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a crawl, the price of Brent crude climbed from a prewar close of about $72 a barrel to as high as nearly $120.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Another tanker was struck by an unknown projectile while transiting inbound in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, using the southern lane along the Omani coast, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations.

— Anniek Bao,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

The French Navy’s Falcon 50, along with two British lifeboats and two British aircraft, has been deployed in the search.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The aircraft will maximize the defensive potential of Qatar's F-15QAs, Rafales, and Typhoons, allowing for extended surveillance and interception missions, reinforcing a defensive posture rather than offensive strikes.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Archer serves as the official air taxi provider for LA28 and Team USA.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 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

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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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