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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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A person who jumped a perimeter fence and was hit by an airplane taking off from Denver International Airport died in the incident, the airport said Saturday.

From Barron's • May 9, 2026

The airplane rewrote the rules of global commerce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Boeing is still losing money in the commercial airplane division.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

He adds it is a "straightforward solution and it was quite right that EasyJet's dispatcher and captain would not take-off until the airplane was within limits".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

They stood up, and she adjusted his body in a position called warrior pose, using her foot to bend his front knee more and her hand to help straighten his arms out like an airplane.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste