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a machine that flies through the air
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Recent Examples of aircraft
The experience would inspire Brodie nearly two decades later to launch a software startup that gives autonomous helicopters and other aircraft the capability to perceive and suppress wildfires.
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Others, like Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, speculated the aircrafts were being sent over from Iran — a claim quickly rejected by federal officials.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
But the winds were so violent that crew members were yanked up off their seats and struggled to control their aircraft.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The dangers of sharing airspace were highlighted recently when a ‘super scooper’ firefighting aircraft struck a drone in California.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Others, like Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew, speculated the aircrafts were being sent over from Iran — a claim quickly rejected by federal officials.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2025
But the winds were so violent that crew members were yanked up off their seats and struggled to control their aircraft.
—Jonathan Wolfe, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
The dangers of sharing airspace were highlighted recently when a ‘super scooper’ firefighting aircraft struck a drone in California.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aircraft
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Jorgensen explained that there are gaps in the data, which becomes more complete the closer the plane is to take off.—
Caitlin Chandler,
WIRED,
13 Jan. 2025
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Crews are waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to give the OK to send the plane back in the air.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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Boeing’s gross orders for the year stood at 569, while net orders were 377 airplanes — 317 including accounting adjustments.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2025
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For reference, commercial airplanes are allowed to have 1,000 feet of stack between them when flying below 29,000 feet, and must have 2,000 feet of stack between them when above 29,000 feet.—
Kristin Jenny,
Outside Online,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There’s an actual lighthouse atop Lighthouse Point, built in 1901 to warn ships of the rocks and shallows below.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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This includes making investments in submarines and ships; enhancing manufacturing capacity for missiles, artillery, and air defense; and taking steps to leverage and unleash the potential of innovative technologies.—
Jake Sullivan,
TIME,
20 Jan. 2025
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The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on Dec. 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Korea’s Muan airport, the transport ministry said on Saturday.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
11 Jan. 2025
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Mohammed is due to enter his plea Friday morning in the attacks, in which 19 al-Qaida hijackers smashed airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and another crashed into a Pennsylvania field, killing nearly 3,000 people.—
Ellen Knickmeyer,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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The quarterback went from almost a dead stop to turning on the jets with one thing in mind — score.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Cat mistakenly left on a plane This cat named Mittens became an accidental jet setter when her cage was overlooked multiple times in a plane cargo hold!—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Aircraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aircraft. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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