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Recent Examples of biplane
You will neither get gunned down by Snoopy in a biplane, nor will a helicopter land on the freeway to give your parents a ticket.
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Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 14 Aug. 2024
Only the pilot, who didn’t suffer injuries, was aboard the single-engine biplane, said a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration, which will investigate the incident alongside the National Transportation Safety Board.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
On the second day of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Armenian military posted a video of one of its surface-to-air missile systems shooting down a surprising enemy aircraft: an Antonov AN-2 biplane.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
Not one to turn down an adventure, he got stranded in the North Pole for several days two years later when the Russian biplane carrying him and four others landed and partially sank through the ice.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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Logan Carter / Jalopnik, Quartz, 14 Aug. 2024
Only the pilot, who didn’t suffer injuries, was aboard the single-engine biplane, said a spokeswoman with the Federal Aviation Administration, which will investigate the incident alongside the National Transportation Safety Board.
—Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
On the second day of the 2020 Armenia-Azerbaijan war, the Armenian military posted a video of one of its surface-to-air missile systems shooting down a surprising enemy aircraft: an Antonov AN-2 biplane.
—Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024
Not one to turn down an adventure, he got stranded in the North Pole for several days two years later when the Russian biplane carrying him and four others landed and partially sank through the ice.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biplane
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Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
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Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.Smithsonian, Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
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Available now through December 22, guests can look forward to 45% off of round-trip seaplane transfers, complimentary stays and meals for two children below 12 years of age at the six restaurants on site, and complimentary usage of snorkeling equipment and kayaks during the stay.Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
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Since touching down via seaplane for a tropical vacation with her family, the actress, 52, has shared several photos of herself enjoying the sun, sand and surf.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024
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The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
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Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.Jamie Turner, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
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Plus, one of our favorite nursery gliders is 39% off right now.Chaunie Brusie, RN, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
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The suite of tools includes uncrewed aircraft systems, gliders that can dive into the ocean and Saildrones that skim the surface amidst monster waves.Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2024
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The same tendency also affects drones, with the original $1 million Predator, a simple uncrewed sailplane with a camera, morphing into the $22 million Reaper.David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
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Keen interest centered on the performance of a Nelson Dragonfly sailplane, entered in the meet by Gus Briegleb, of Van Nuys.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2022
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Like many amphibians, the European brown frog produces a range of peptides on its skin, substances that can fend off harmful microbes and prevent infection.Scott Travers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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The indentations turned out to be the footprints of reptiles and amphibians from the Permian period, which spanned from 251 million to 299 million years ago.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Biplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biplane. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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