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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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Or, far more likely, spotting not ominous drones but familiar assortments of normal drones and passing airplanes and helicopters—and even planets and stars—that some people have spent too much time watching Fox News to have noticed before.
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Otherwise, our airplanes and vessels may never reach their destination.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
After a period co-founding a video game company, West started flying airplanes and learned about the conspiracies that accompany aircraft, according to his author biography on Amazon.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Over the following decades, the limitations of balloons and early airplanes spurred the development of radio data transmission.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
This feature was great for airplanes, podcast recording, and a variety of other use cases.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Commercial airplanes are still scheduled to fly, even given the chance of a shutdown.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, mounting concern and speculation about drones has prompted a dramatic spike in the number of people pointing lasers at airplanes flying overhead, the FAA said.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
At airports, on airplanes and after arrival at a travel destination, simple steps can prevent illness.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Otherwise, our airplanes and vessels may never reach their destination.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
After a period co-founding a video game company, West started flying airplanes and learned about the conspiracies that accompany aircraft, according to his author biography on Amazon.
—Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Over the following decades, the limitations of balloons and early airplanes spurred the development of radio data transmission.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
This feature was great for airplanes, podcast recording, and a variety of other use cases.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Commercial airplanes are still scheduled to fly, even given the chance of a shutdown.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Still, mounting concern and speculation about drones has prompted a dramatic spike in the number of people pointing lasers at airplanes flying overhead, the FAA said.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 19 Dec. 2024
At airports, on airplanes and after arrival at a travel destination, simple steps can prevent illness.
—Gary Stoller, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Airplanes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/airplanes. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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