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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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And so the plot tracks Tereza’s episodic adventures on the run, escaping to sail down the river in search of a working airplane.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

On Thursday, the damaged airplane was towed away, and authorities said they were working to reopen the runway where the collision took place "no later than Friday morning".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Engineers spend months designing physical things — airplane wings, chips, drug molecules, robots or car parts — and before building them, they need to test them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Because high-income households generally spend a relatively big share of their earnings on services such as airplane tickets and restaurant meals, services inflation has stayed elevated, said Eugenio Aleman, chief economist at Raymond James.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Could it be enough to buy an airplane ticket to visit Rishi later this summer?

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn