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Recent Examples of aircraft
In the first hours of the Mountain fire last month, winds kept most aircraft grounded longer, though helicopters were still able to help, said Ventura County Fire spokesperson Andrew Dowd.
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The Israeli military has expanded deeper into the Israel-Syria buffer zone as a precautionary measure while Israeli aircraft have struck dozens of strategic military targets inside Syria, including a chemical weapons facility, to prevent any of these weapons from getting into the wrong hands.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Taiwan authorities also reported a significant increase in PLA aircraft operating around the island, detecting 47 such jets in the 24 hours before 6 a.m. Tuesday.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Israel targeted airbases, weapons and ammunition warehouses, aircraft and signal stations in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights, a monitoring and rights group in the country.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The Israeli military has expanded deeper into the Israel-Syria buffer zone as a precautionary measure while Israeli aircraft have struck dozens of strategic military targets inside Syria, including a chemical weapons facility, to prevent any of these weapons from getting into the wrong hands.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Taiwan authorities also reported a significant increase in PLA aircraft operating around the island, detecting 47 such jets in the 24 hours before 6 a.m. Tuesday.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
Israel targeted airbases, weapons and ammunition warehouses, aircraft and signal stations in Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory For Human Rights, a monitoring and rights group in the country.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft
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There is no wreckage of Glenn Miller's plane, and no definitive answers.Julian Ring, NPR, 14 Dec. 2024
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Not to mention, the Chappell show itself was well worth the five dollars—plus a plane ticket and group lodging.Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
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The airplane—powered by oil—ended the horse’s military advantage.David Chaffetz, Fortune Asia, 15 Dec. 2024
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While many people wondered why the US military couldn’t just shoot down the drones, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and independent experts say the drone mystery may not be much of a mystery, and the drones are probably mostly just airplanes.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
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With just 54 cabins and suites in a space that would typically see 200, the new vessel will be primarily sold for full ship charters.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Included in the union’s demands is a contractual provision that would establish a union ship, also known as a union security clause.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nearly every commercial passenger airliner today uses high-bypass turbofan engines.New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2024
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Moreover, any regional airliner with more than 76 seats and/or weighing more than 86,000 lb. must be flown by a mainline pilot.Brian Foley, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Silhouette of passenger in front of the JetBlue Airbus A321neo aircraft spotted on the apron tarmac docked at the passenger jet bridge from the terminal of Amsterdam Schiphol International Airport AMS EHAM in the Netherlands.Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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The plane, a U.S. attack fighter jet, has seen combat too many times to count.Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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