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air·plane
 airplane
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- pronunciation:
- eIr
pleIn
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noun |
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a machine that can fly because of the force of air upon its wings; plane. An airplane is driven by propellers or a jet engine.
- synonyms:
- aircraft, plane
- similar words:
- airliner, airship, craft, helicopter, jet, ship
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broader categories that include airplanes |
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aircraft, transportation, vehicle |
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group of airplanes |
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fleet |
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related to airplanes |
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glider, helicopter |
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some actions of airplanes |
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ascend, climb, coast, descend, fly, glide, land, pitch, roll, thrust, turn |
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some activities associated with airplanes |
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board, eject, parachute, travel |
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some examples of airplanes |
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airliner, bomber, jet, liner, seaplane, shuttle, transport |
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some kinds of airplanes |
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commercial |
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some parts of airplanes |
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cabin, coach, cockpit, compartment, control, fin, flap, fuselage, gear, instrument, jet engine, nose, porthole, propeller, rudder, tail, tire, wheel, wing |
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some people associated with airplanes |
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aviator, captain, crew, engineer, flight attendant, mechanic, navigator, pilot |
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some places for airplanes |
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airport, hangar, ramp, runway, sky, terminal |
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some things associated with airplanes |
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flight, propulsion, radar, sonar, touchdown, wingspan |
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some things typically transported by airplanes |
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cargo, freight, luggage, mail, passenger, soldier |
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