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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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“The safest thing to ever do with an airplane is to never fly it,” Flick said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 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

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

Irish filmmaker John Kelly, who specializes in animation, had a panic attack on an airplane while going through endless flagged emails.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

He lived in a shabby, rundown house on the edge of Fry, with old tires, a rusty wheelbarrow, a condemned birdhouse, an airplane toilet, and other trash in the yard.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles