as in airplane
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain
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The bombardment of the open town far behind the lines occupied precisely three hours and a quarter, during which a powerful fleet of aeroplanes … did not cease unloading on the town bombs weighing from 1000 lbs.
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Will Boeing continue to produce and design great aeroplanes, well-put together, reliable, for the customer base?
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Indian airlines are already placing orders for record numbers of aeroplanes.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023
On an aeroplane; all things Are brought into their deep relativity People.
—Jonathan Michael Majors, The New Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
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Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Will Boeing continue to produce and design great aeroplanes, well-put together, reliable, for the customer base?
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Indian airlines are already placing orders for record numbers of aeroplanes.
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 21 Mar. 2023
On an aeroplane; all things Are brought into their deep relativity People.
—Jonathan Michael Majors, The New Republic, 29 Dec. 2022
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“Aeroplane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aeroplane. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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