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a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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Recent Examples of airplane
In Southern California, Hollywood Burbank and Van Nuys Airports are well known to pilots for their high volume of mixed airplane and helicopter traffic, creating a complex and nerve-wracking operating environment.
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Marc Scribner, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Unari-kun – the half-eel, half-airplane mascot of Narita City and nearby Narita International Airport, one of the two major airports serving Tokyo – was named Japan's mascot of the year in 2017.
—Michael Salerno, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Where deceased airplane passengers go when their journey ends early.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The airplane door is closed, the steps are pulled away, and eventually Benson watches as the flight takes off.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
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Marc Scribner, Oc Register, 8 Feb. 2026
Unari-kun – the half-eel, half-airplane mascot of Narita City and nearby Narita International Airport, one of the two major airports serving Tokyo – was named Japan's mascot of the year in 2017.
—Michael Salerno, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Where deceased airplane passengers go when their journey ends early.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The airplane door is closed, the steps are pulled away, and eventually Benson watches as the flight takes off.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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On Tuesday morning, Russian planes dropped seven powerful glide bombs on Sloviansk, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, killing an 11-year-old girl and her mother, according to regional chief Vadym Filashkin.—
EMMA BURROWS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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The update introduces a unified control plane that ties together silicon, systems, optics, and software across on-premises and cloud environments.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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No distractions, no aeroplanes, no noise, no traffic.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
4 Feb. 2026
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The technology can fuel any form of transport, including yachts, ships, ferries, aeroplanes, trains, cars, buses, and trucks.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sixty-four passengers and crew of the airliner traveling from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington were moments from touchdown when the plane collided with the Black Hawk helicopter and its crew of three.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 747-8 is the final iteration of the legendary 747, the world’s first wide-body airliner.—
Clive Irving,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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