¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Airplanes
1. airplane [n] - See also: airplane
Lexicographical Neighbors of Airplanes
Literary usage of Airplanes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Deeper Reading: Comprehending Challenging Texts, 4-12 by Kelly Gallagher (2004)
"airplanes swoosh in. Coach Kelly: Exactly! Now, I want you to remember this when you
... We want to be like airplanes. We want to approach the ball like an ..."
2. History of the World War by Frank Herbert Simonds (1917)
"We are building airplanes to use in time of war, and will continue to use ...
We think of war and we think of airplanes. Later on, perhaps, we shall think ..."
3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"airplanes: Different Types. Names of Parts. Control Members and Their Purpose.
... Types of airplanes. Monoplane is a type of machine using but one pair of ..."
4. Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1920)
"1705 AIR FANS FOR DRIVING ELECTRIC GENERATORS ON airplanes Br CAPT. ... the electric
generators usually installed on airplanes for radio communication. ..."
5. Learning to Fly in the U. S. Army: A Manual of Aviation Practice by Elisha Noel Fales (1917)
"This phase of the entire subject contemplates the transportation of airplanes in
knockdown condition either by railway or truck, their unloading and ..."
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