lightplane

noun

Definition of lightplanenext
as in biplane

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lightplane
  1. biplane
  2. seaplane
  3. triplane
  4. rocket plane
  5. torpedo bomber
  6. amphibian
  7. trimotor
  8. glider
Noun
  • During filming in England, he was seen dangling from an upside-down biplane — because of course.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Tom Cruise was spotted holding onto the wings of an upside-down flying biplane, which suggests this installment will feature just as many jaw-dropping stunts as usual for the series.
    Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of biplane
Noun
  • To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.
    David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Guests typically arrive by seaplane and each villa comes with a personal concierge and gourmet meals, according to the resort's website.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of seaplane
Noun
  • Towards the nose, there's a front triplane wing, and a large S-duct with adaptive flaps built into the carbon fiber front hood to help things along.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Exhibits include fi rearms, artillery pieces, uniforms, armored vehicles, and even a Fokker triplane.
    Smithsonian, Smithsonian, 26 May 2017
Definition of triplane
Noun
  • That means the rocket plane will fly to space just one more time, taking four customers into suborbital space to experience a few minutes of microgravity before coming back to land on a runway.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The company flew its SpaceShipTwo rocket plane to the edge of space six times in six months, giving a few Virgin Galactic customers a taste of spaceflight after waiting more than a decade.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2024
Definition of rocket plane
Noun
  • Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.
    Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
  • Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.
    Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
Definition of torpedo bomber
Noun
  • These three species add to the more than 400 species of amphibians on the island.
    Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The third amphibian is a new species of arboreal salamander, Bolitoglossa sp.
    Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of amphibian
Noun
  • The Army’s record had been set by a five-man crew flying a trimotor monoplane with the financial backing of the War Department.
    Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Four years later, father and son took their first flight together in Warren, where a Ford trimotor was offering short trips to the public.
    Jamie Turner, cleveland.com, 16 July 2019
Definition of trimotor
Noun
  • Maloney was later killed after crashing the same glider.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Paone said aviators previously flew using balloons, kites and gliders until the Wright Brothers conducted the first flight in 1903.
    Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of glider
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