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airplane

[air-pleyn] / ˈɛərˌpleɪn /
NOUN
vehicle that transports cargo or passengers through the air
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In addition to posters, album covers, clothing and household goods, Max’s art has appeared on a Boeing 777 airplane and a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

“Next thing I know is I’m looking down at my airplane and it’s getting smaller and smaller and smaller and smaller, and I’m just shooting up into the sky,” said Bath.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

And even then loud environmental vibrations such as a low-flying airplane or a heavy truck passing are no more than faintly perceived.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

As the airplane began to sink, Tiffany, 68, and Boltz swam to shallow water.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Anastasia had told him that there would be lots of books at nursery school, but he was afraid that there might not be one with airplane pictures.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

Soybean oil becomes biodiesel and aviation fuel, powering school buses and commercial airplanes.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

Overhead, airplanes screech across a fat blue sky in a hurry to who knows where.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Congress has sometimes taken decades to enact rules for other revolutionary technologies, from electricity to airplanes.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Boeing is introducing changes to the manufacturing process that addresses the root cause of the unsafe condition on in-production airplanes, the FAA said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

He thought about airplanes and video games, pizza and baseball, cupcakes and the Yankees.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers




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