Thesaurus results for AIRPLANES

airplanes

noun

plural of airplane

as in planes

a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force

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Recent Examples of airplanes The morning of September 11, two airplanes hijacked by Islamic extremist terrorists struck the World Trade Center in New York City. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026 Crews fighting the fire took an innovative approach Monday, using ground vehicles to apply a fire retardant typically dropped from airplanes, according to a post on the forest service’s Facebook page. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026 As well as the now-traditional throwing of paper airplanes, attendees were also treated to a performance of a new operatic song about fungi, performed by Nobel laureates dressed as mushrooms. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026 The navies that embraced carrier aviation did not do it by convincing admirals that airplanes were interesting. — Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 This is especially true of smokejumpers, federal firefighters who jump out of airplanes, parachuting into remote places. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026 The shuttles could launch like rockets, maneuver in Earth’s orbit, and land like airplanes. — Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2026 On passenger airplanes alone, the Federal Aviation Administration has tracked nearly 200 thermal-runaway incidents since 2024. — Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026 The same technology that can figure out Magid likes airplanes can learn what captures a teenager’s attention. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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Francis Lufkin, whose job was to climb into trees and retrieve parachutes, had been forbidden to jump out of planes by his wife.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Emirates’ massive suite, which is perched over the center of Ashe, is being remodeled this year to emulate the spacious lounges and curved bar on its double-decker Airbus 380 planes.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

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