as in plane
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
The new 539-page master plan, the first new growth blueprint for the airport in more than 45 years, includes new infrastructure such as runways, taxiways, hangars and other airplane parking.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
This one at Amazon will keep you warm on cold airplanes thanks to the soft knit fabric.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Kelsey, who was adopted as an infant, sketched out the design for her boxes on an airplane napkin.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Her production company has projects lined up like airplanes coming into JFK.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025
This one at Amazon will keep you warm on cold airplanes thanks to the soft knit fabric.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Kelsey, who was adopted as an infant, sketched out the design for her boxes on an airplane napkin.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 8 Oct. 2025
Her production company has projects lined up like airplanes coming into JFK.
—Wendell Steavenson, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for airplane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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The German army had fewer men, guns, tanks, and planes than France’s defenders.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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While most of us on the plane were in this same unexpected predicament, a passenger nearby didn't seem to be sharing in our misery thanks to a compact gadget propped up their phone to the perfect viewing height.—
Anita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Her child looks up at the aeroplane in the sky, flying through dusk, through twilight, flying through the beginning of the end of the day.—
Deborah Levy,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Flying to Montserrat requires connecting journeys from nearby Antigua and involves travelling on small STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft, providing much more of a white-knuckle ride than your typical airliner.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Wright Electric Wright 1 Wright Electric’s Wright 1 aims to revolutionize commercial aviation with its 186-seat all-electric airliner.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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