as in airplanes
a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift
a plane flew overhead
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as in smoothes
to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps
planed the wood for the picnic table perfectly smooth so that no one would get splinters
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as in flies
to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings
an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current
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Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Related Stories The e-commerce demand is expected to linger beyond air freight’s current peak season, as Temu, Shein and Amazon among others continue to flood planes with cargo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
The stunt was done practically – meaning no CGI, with real consequences should the stunt go south – using two planes flying at an altitude of 15,000 ft (4,572 m) and a speed of 150 mph (241 km/h).
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel has refueling tankers for its attack planes, surveillance drones and sophisticated F-35 fighter jets, theoretically enabling it to strike at Iran’s nuclear sites without having to rely on American aircraft.
—Abigail Williams, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Tour the Inner Harbor by kayak Victoria’s Inner Harbor buzzes with activity, with ferries chugging through its waters and float planes swooping in to land.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Thirty or so minutes later, those planes were back in the sky and ferrying supplies from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport to communities across the flooded region, many of them almost completely cut off from the world by Hurricane Helene.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Photos released by the IDF showed individual planes fitted with at least three and as many as six BLU-109s each.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The planes’ 40-plus distinct communications systems are built to withstand the electromagnetic pulse that would instantly fry nearby electronics in the event of a nuclear attack.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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The airline announced testing is set begin in 2025, and will eventually be rolled out to its entire fleet — more than 1,000 planes — over the next few years.
—Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
Related Stories The e-commerce demand is expected to linger beyond air freight’s current peak season, as Temu, Shein and Amazon among others continue to flood planes with cargo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
The stunt was done practically – meaning no CGI, with real consequences should the stunt go south – using two planes flying at an altitude of 15,000 ft (4,572 m) and a speed of 150 mph (241 km/h).
—New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Israel has refueling tankers for its attack planes, surveillance drones and sophisticated F-35 fighter jets, theoretically enabling it to strike at Iran’s nuclear sites without having to rely on American aircraft.
—Abigail Williams, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Tour the Inner Harbor by kayak Victoria’s Inner Harbor buzzes with activity, with ferries chugging through its waters and float planes swooping in to land.
—Carolyn Heller, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Thirty or so minutes later, those planes were back in the sky and ferrying supplies from Concord-Padgett Regional Airport to communities across the flooded region, many of them almost completely cut off from the world by Hurricane Helene.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Photos released by the IDF showed individual planes fitted with at least three and as many as six BLU-109s each.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 1 Oct. 2024
The planes’ 40-plus distinct communications systems are built to withstand the electromagnetic pulse that would instantly fry nearby electronics in the event of a nuclear attack.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Planes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/planes. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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