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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
Most of these industries are still reeling from the first Trump presidency when trade disputes about aluminum, steel, and airplanes with the European Union resulted in retaliatory 25% tariffs lodged by both sides against sectors of the wine and spirits industry.
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Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
For example, millions of weather stations all around the world, hundreds of meteorological balloons and countless airplanes provide daily measurements of the entire troposphere, the atmosphere's lowest region.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
But airplanes have to get faster and cheaper just like phones, cars, and computers.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
To celebrate, the airline is hosting a Hello Kitty trivia giveaway awarding themed merchandise like model airplanes and travel bags.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Anna Lee C. Iijima, Bon Appétit, 21 Jan. 2025
For example, millions of weather stations all around the world, hundreds of meteorological balloons and countless airplanes provide daily measurements of the entire troposphere, the atmosphere's lowest region.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
But airplanes have to get faster and cheaper just like phones, cars, and computers.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 19 Jan. 2025
To celebrate, the airline is hosting a Hello Kitty trivia giveaway awarding themed merchandise like model airplanes and travel bags.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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In pet news, a cat named Mittens recently made three trips between Australia and New Zealand in 24 hours after being accidentally left behind on a plane.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Like an airline pilot operating a plane, these episodes steer their respective series, establishing the tone, characters, and other essential aspects of the program.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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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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Commercial airliners jetting to and from the airport share the skies with military aircraft from nearby bases crisscrossing the country’s capital.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Jan. 2025
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Officials have stated that there are no survivors after Wednesday’s crash involving a commercial airliner and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.—
Ian Crouch,
The New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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