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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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And even then loud environmental vibrations such as a low-flying airplane or a heavy truck passing are no more than faintly perceived.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 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

On the morning of Sept. 11, he saw the second airplane hit the South Tower.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Boingo Wireless, which made me scream in airplane seat 34F many times.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 2026

We will have to take an airplane that flies in the sky to get there.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na

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

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Overhead, airplanes screech across a fat blue sky in a hurry to who knows where.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Congress has sometimes taken decades to enact rules for other revolutionary technologies, from electricity to airplanes.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

A Boeing spokesperson said that the company has been working with aircraft operators over the past six years after identifying the issue on 737 New Generation airplanes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

And I send love to the passengers inside the airplanes.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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