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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“It’s become this macabre joke in the business: What is the most important part of an airplane? All of them!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

It was, she later said, her first time on an airplane.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

It helps car and airplane tires withstand enormous stress, keeps industrial machinery running, and appears in everything from medical devices to garden hoses.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

He declined to give the number of airplane orders, saying only it was “a big number.”

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

It had a dynamic and strangely hot-headed young Henry wanting to rush out and buy a used single-engine airplane against the advice of his parents.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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