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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“It travels by truck, airplane and cargo ship into nearly every store in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

GKN Aerospace, based in the United Kingdom, is a major international manufacturer of airplane parts, with plants in 12 countries.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

"He had had been in an airplane and had a turn because his heart medication wasn't working," says Dominic.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

His excitement was plain on his face as he held up the balsa-wood airplane model kit.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

One day, equity markets are drunk on the prospect that artificial intelligence will cure cancer, improve on Shakespeare and make airplanes take off on time.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

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

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

I asked, and then the clock I’d spotted mounted to the ship clicked to 7:55, and I turned as the buzz of low-flying airplanes hit my ears.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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