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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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The latest model, the Geran-5, looks more like a missile than a Shahed, which resembles a miniature delta-wing airplane.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

While the 9/11 Commission's 2004 report noted US intelligence believed al-Qaeda was considering using an airplane in the attack, it was never clear that the warning reached then-President Bill Clinton.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Heading into training camp, Jim Harbaugh made the analogy of the Chargers ramping up like an airplane.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

There were wind tunnels, airstrips, and other facilities where researchers tested airplane parts and theories of math and science.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

“This transaction is a win-win for Boeing and Archer,” said Brian Yutko, Boeing vice president of commercial airplanes product development, in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Boeing in July unveiled a new MAX production line in Everett, Washington that is expected to enable the MAX program to meet 52 airplanes per month.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

I talked with one of them, and she was bored with yachts and bored with flying around in airplanes and bored with skiing in Switzerland at Christmas and bored with the men in Brazil.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath




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