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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“This is going to be an airplane that’s going to carry the president of the United States,” White said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Plus, Stidham adds: “It’s pretty cool watching an airplane that you fixed fly out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 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

The airplane comes clattering and roaring through the sky, and whatever might be lurking secretly up there in the great cloud-mountains goes running for cover at its approach.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl