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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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The overall group employed 13,844 people at the end of 2025, including around 500 people at the Garden Grove facility that manufactures “transparencies,” which are airplane windows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The Birmingham, UK-headquartered company develops airplane technology and said in a statement Sunday that it is "working around the clock to mitigate the risk of a leak."

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Vic joined the Air Force, and Dallin suspended his doubts about newfangled airplane technology long enough to attend Vic’s graduation from the academy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It helps car and airplane tires withstand enormous stress, keeps industrial machinery running, and appears in everything from medical devices to garden hoses.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The airplane comes clattering and roaring through the sky, and whatever might be lurking secretly up there in the great cloud-mountains goes running for cover at its approach.

From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl




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