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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“Next thing I know is I’m looking down at my airplane and it’s getting smaller and smaller and smaller and smaller, and I’m just shooting up into the sky,” said Bath.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

“It travels by truck, airplane and cargo ship into nearly every store in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

Recalling the model airplane sets he assembled as a child, he arranged a fish, a chicken and a duck as a collection of dissected parts on a tabletop, labeling it with instructions for reconstruction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

"He had had been in an airplane and had a turn because his heart medication wasn't working," says Dominic.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

After trying college for a year, she earned money for her own airplane by playing softball.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

He could also recite statistics on the percentage of Iran’s missiles, ships, airplanes, etc., we’ve destroyed in the six-month war.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

The other is a powerful exposé on the safety breaches that have caused deadly crashes and accidents on Boeing airplanes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Boeing is introducing changes to the manufacturing process that addresses the root cause of the unsafe condition on in-production airplanes, the FAA said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

His hair was cut just as flat on top, so miniature airplanes could’ve used it for a landing strip.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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