as in airplanes
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain
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Nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York City, Washington, DC, and outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania, after 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four US commercial airplanes bound for West Coast destinations.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025 -
Their work promises smaller, faster, and more affordable chips used in everything from smartphones to airplanes.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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But sensible thinking from pyramid-loving politicians and folks who hate cars and planes has been conspicuously absent.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In this image taken from a video released by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory on June 1, 2025.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Aeroplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeroplanes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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