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liner

noun

Definition of liner

as in plane

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Recent Examples of liner Measuring as thin as a quarter of the thickness of human hair, the transparent liner provides scientists a window to monitor growth. — Sal Vaglica, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 What comes next for liner jackets The lightweight build suits transitional seasons, which could stretch the style’s relevance into spring and well beyond 2026. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026 As a result, the team designed a hollow carbon-fiber tank without a permanent internal liner. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026 Shoppers are drawn to liner jackets for their lightweight warmth, versatile styling and vintage appeal, especially during transitional weather when a heavy winter coat is overkill. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liner

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To avoid potential damage during an unplanned landing, planes will sometimes dump fuel or fly longer to burn it off.

— Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
That changed, because of advances in prediction models and better data collected by satellites and planes.

— Jessica Meszaros, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of plane

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Iran continued its campaign of striking ships trying to use the Strait of Hormuz, with four droned in the last 24 hours.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
While the Botanical Bliss ships compressed like all mattresses-in-a-box, setting it up required a bit more effort than expected.

— Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of ship

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Boom Supersonic, a US aerospace company best known for developing the Overture supersonic passenger airliner, has unveiled its first 14,000-pound turbine core, designed to support both high-speed aircraft and natural gas power generation.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
The new Delta One will take off on transoceanic journeys from the airliner’s hub at LAX this fall, with roll-out to the rest of its fleet slated in early 2027.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of airliner

Noun

While tanker crossings through the strait are still well below pre-war levels, a restoration in Saudi Arabia’s pipeline exports has helped restore flows and keep a lid on oil prices.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
One tanker is now sailing toward Poland through the Red Sea, according to Bloomberg, and at least 20 more shipments have passed through the Strait of Hormuz to other destinations since early September.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

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Air Force investigators noted that no other aircraft were expected in the area but acknowledged that the radar contact may have disappeared because of the bomber's change in direction.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
But trying to do both, operate as a car and an aircraft, faces many basic engineering problems, said Roger Connor, curator of the vertical flight collection at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

The stratospheric platform has an auto-navigation system that allows the airship to fly on its own between point A and point B while accounting for factors like local wind conditions, Truong explained.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
The team continuously received the returning light while the airship drifted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of airship

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