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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“I think we were getting off the airplane in France and the president said, ‘I want him to do what’s best.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026

That means they have about five times more cargo space than an airplane, but are five times smaller in length than a typical container ship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

More prosperity: Active noise cancellation has gotten good enough to muffle airplane noise and it’s almost there for human voices in offices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

“Let’s be honest, reimagining and changing an old airplane, it would be like putting chrome wheels in a Honda Civic from the late ‘70s,” Aimer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 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




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