Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling or characteristic of an airplane.

Etymologies

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airplane +‎ -like

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Examples

  • This has very little to do with X-38 that used an airbag/parachute in lieu of a landing gear because the X-24 tests showed a very high stall speed making airplanelike nearly suicidal, not to mention its propulsion system could only do emergency undocking from ISS and de-orbiting.

    Buzz Aldrin's One Page Powerpoint Plan - NASA Watch 2009

  • She got in the passenger seat, recognizing the airplanelike dashboard instrumentation.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

  • She got in the passenger seat, recognizing the airplanelike dashboard instrumentation.

    SERPENT CLIVE CUSSLER 2000

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