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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
Chinese companies supply parts for every one of Boeing’s commercial airplanes.
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Southwest Airlines airplanes are serviced at their gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
Instead of a top hat or a thimble, players can navigate the board with an airplane seat, golf club, flip flops, and so on.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
The company delivered 116 airplanes in Q3, reflecting a 10% y-o-y growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Southwest Airlines airplanes are serviced at their gates at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2024
Instead of a top hat or a thimble, players can navigate the board with an airplane seat, golf club, flip flops, and so on.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
The company delivered 116 airplanes in Q3, reflecting a 10% y-o-y growth.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for airplane
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Russia is suspected in a plot to place incendiary devices in packages aboard cargo planes bound for the United States and other countries.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lifestyle that they were seated in seats 13A and 13C on the plane.Jessica Sager, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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An aeroplane flies behind the Adani logo near a building construction site in Mumbai.Sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
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As the bereaved families of those who died in Boeing aeroplane crashes gathered around a screen, there was a palpable sense of anticipation in the room.David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
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The approval paves the way for the aerospace manufacturer to resume production on its flagship airliners and start recovering from significant financial strain amounting to billions of dollars.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Passengers were rescheduled to fly from there to Istanbul, the airliner shared.Escher Walcott, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Airplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplane. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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