my uncle learned how to fly an airplane while serving in the air force
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These are some of the stocks posting the largest moves in premarket trading: Boeing — The airplane maker slipped 1.3% after preliminary fourth-quarter financial results reflected ongoing struggles.—Pia Singh, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025 More than 10,400 refugees around the globe who had been approved for travel to the United States suddenly found their entry denied, their airplane tickets worthless.—Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 Dad's tape measure proves a real winner, clocking up nine minutes of play time, as does the airplane cookie package, some tape and dangling twine and a large blue tape roll.—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025 The company behind Bell helicopters and Cessna airplanes also gave a forecast for profit for this upcoming year that fell short of some analysts’ expectations.—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for airplane
: a fixed-wing heavier-than-air aircraft that is driven by a propeller or by a forceful stream of gases backward and is supported by the reaction of the air against its wings
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