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a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Recent Examples of airplane
Five people on board a small airplane that crashed into the parking lot of a retirement community in southern Pennsylvania on Sunday survived and were taken to hospitals, authorities said.
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Many essential functions, such as satellite information, weather and its effect on airplane engine health, come from these offices, said Craig McLean, former NOAA director of research, during a news conference last Friday.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
For example, if an airplane experiences a mechanical failure, the part's manufacturer may be at fault, but the airline bears the brunt of public opinion.
—Chris Novak, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was forced to scramble fighter jets three times over President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in South Florida on Saturday after airplanes violated restricted airspace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Many essential functions, such as satellite information, weather and its effect on airplane engine health, come from these offices, said Craig McLean, former NOAA director of research, during a news conference last Friday.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
For example, if an airplane experiences a mechanical failure, the part's manufacturer may be at fault, but the airline bears the brunt of public opinion.
—Chris Novak, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) was forced to scramble fighter jets three times over President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in South Florida on Saturday after airplanes violated restricted airspace.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
Noun
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The plane was built in 2012 with an engine from CFM International.—
TIME,
TIME,
14 Mar. 2025
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Passengers stand on the wing of an American Airlines plane as they are evacuated at Denver International Airport on Thursday.—
Jay Blackman,
NBC News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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It is inspired by the extraordinary real-life story of Mathias Rust, a young West German teenager in 1987 who shocked the world by flying through Soviet air defences and landed a Cessna aeroplane right in the middle of the Red Square.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is especially true with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.—
Brian Dillon,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
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Air Force One also looks remarkably different from a commercial airliner on the inside.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
6 Mar. 2025
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An entire flashback episode with Xavier's father exists to establish that Xavier is obsessed with planes (his grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman, and his father flew commercial airliners) and has his pilot's license.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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