airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /

NOUN

vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aircraft airliner cab jet plane ship

STRONG

aeroplane airbus airship crate kite ramjet

Example Sentences

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Another shows him on an airplane tarmac with Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of Epstein.

From BBC

Another photo, which appears to be on an airplane, shows Clinton with a woman wearing a white camisole.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I had no idea that this was a problem,” Harris said of contaminated-air events on airplanes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s good news for the embattled American airplane maker.

From Barron's

Like they say on airplanes, put on your own oxygen mask before helping others with theirs.

From Los Angeles Times