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a machine that flies through the air
a new military aircraft a company that manufactures aircraft
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Recent Examples of aircraft
Emergency vehicles are then seen arriving before the aircraft is later moved off the runway.
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The two aircraft were flying parallel over Long Island.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Try not to use excessive amounts of water, since aircrafts only have a limited supply onboard and running taps can waste it.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Air and space were linked together in a recent flight test by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications where a laser system was used to communicate between a standard aircraft and a low-Earth orbit satellite.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
The two aircraft were flying parallel over Long Island.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Try not to use excessive amounts of water, since aircrafts only have a limited supply onboard and running taps can waste it.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Air and space were linked together in a recent flight test by General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Kepler Communications where a laser system was used to communicate between a standard aircraft and a low-Earth orbit satellite.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft
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The glow of zodiacal light aligns with the ecliptic — the sun’s path through the zodiac constellations and the plane of the solar system — which is steep at the equator and sloped at mid-northern latitudes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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Video of passengers evacuating an American Airlines flight recently showed that many brought their carry-on baggage off the plane with them – just the latest in a long line of examples of this issue.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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But this will change over the next few years and like all major technologies from the airplane to the telephone people and businesses will soon not only trust the results of their AI applications but lean on them more to perform important tasks.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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The movie was released a month after Rogers died in an airplane crash.—
John Turton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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At its core is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force centered around the amphibious assault vessel USS Iwo Jima and two San Antonio-class transport ships.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Sep. 2025
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Head coach Brent Pry has since been fired; Philip Montgomery steps in as interim head coach, hoping to steady the ship.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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The unanticipated additional crew members sometimes made for tight sleeping quarters in the space station, which Williams describes as about the size of an airliner inside.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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There were 135 passengers and seven crew onboard the airliner.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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French Rafale Marine fighter jets are seen on the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle during a media tour at Changi Naval Base in Singapore on March 4, 2025.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley partner JSX offers seasonal semi-private flights into Napa County Airport (APC), which also welcomes private jet arrivals.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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