What is another word for airplanes?

Pronunciation: [ˈe͡əple͡ɪnz] (IPA)

Airplanes have become an inseparable part of our daily lives. They enable us to travel long distances in a short span of time, and have significantly reduced travel time. While "airplane" is the most commonly used term, there are a number of synonyms that can be used to refer to aircraft. These include aeroplanes, planes, jets, aircraft, flying machines, and flying birds. Each term comes with its own connotations and associations, and some may be more appropriate than others depending on the context. However, the essence of these synonyms remains the same - a vehicle that travels through the air, enabling people to traverse vast distances.

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What are the hypernyms for Airplanes?

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Usage examples for Airplanes

Large airplanes would therefore need fewer engines if diesel powered.
"The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928"
Robert B. Meyer
Two accidents, which received wide publicity and no doubt did considerable harm to the entire project, occurred to Packard diesel-powered airplanes.
"The First Airplane Diesel Engine: Packard Model DR-980 of 1928"
Robert B. Meyer
We built camps for them, and supplied them with all kinds of costly products of labor, such as guns and cartridges, automobiles and airplanes.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair

Famous quotes with Airplanes

  • I went to the University of Washington as a physics and astronomy major. My other interest, of course, was aviation. I always wanted to be a pilot. And if you're going to fly airplanes, the best place to be is the Air Force.
    Michael P. Anderson
  • These airplanes we have today are no more than a perfection of a child's toy made of paper.
    Henri Coanda
  • We've got gays working there. If they can demonstrate long-term relationships, we make same-sex benefits available just as we do with common-law marriages. Gays are productive people. Some fly airplanes, some work in breweries.
    Pete Coors
  • The century of airplanes has a right to its own music.
    Claude Debussy
  • Nine g's is good, if the pilot can stand it. We couldn't stand it. Not in the airplanes of World War II.
    Adolf Galland

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