airliners

noun

Definition of airlinersnext
plural of airliner
as in airplanes

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  1. airplanes
  2. planes
  3. aircraft
Noun
  • What’s going on in the middle of a storm that’s been around since before light bulbs, cars, and airplanes?
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The family was eating breakfast when pallets dropped from airplanes and careened towards the displacement area, Sami Ayyad, the grandfather of the boy, told CNN.
    Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of airplanes
Noun
  • Related Stories The e-commerce demand is expected to linger beyond air freight’s current peak season, as Temu, Shein and Amazon among others continue to flood planes with cargo.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The airline announced testing is set begin in 2025, and will eventually be rolled out to its entire fleet — more than 1,000 planes — over the next few years.
    Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of planes
Noun
  • And the Army isn’t the only branch exploring exoskeletons: Later in 2022, the Air Force announced that the service was testing its own pneumatically powered exosuit developed by ROAM Robotics to help aerial porters load up cargo aircraft like the C-17 Globemaster III.
    Jared Keller, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Manufacturing is another sector making use of AR. Boeing, for instance, reportedly integrated Google Glass into its aircraft production for building complex wire harnesses, and, last year, partnered with Red 6 to incorporate AR into fighter pilot training.
    Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of aircraft
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