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  • noun Plural form of planespotter.

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Examples

  • Likewise, “aero: *” allows me to investigate only those properties belonging to a single namespace (planespotters in this case).

    Machine tagging relationships | FactoryCity 2008

  • Their role was uncovered by journalists using information from planespotters -- people who hang out near airports with binoculars, writing down planes 'tail numbers, and then publish this information on the Web.

    Stopping the Torture Business in Our Hometowns--An Interview With Christina Cowger of North CarolinaStop Torture Now 2007

  • "How planespotters turned into the scourge of the CIA"

    Saturday, December 31, 2005 As'ad 2005

  • Guardian | How planespotters turned into the scourge of the CIA Super-espiões armados com os mais invejáveis brinquedos ao melhor estilo James Bond, para quê?

    Monktime! Artur 2005

  • Meanwhile at Fairford it was reported that peace camp activists were heavily outnumbered by planespotters - by mid afternoon there were more than 500, some with young children, watching the B52s being bombed up.

    UK Commentators Laban 2003

  • Meanwhile at Fairford it was reported that peace camp activists were heavily outnumbered by planespotters - by mid afternoon there were more than 500, some with young children, watching the B52s being bombed up.

    Archive 2003-03-16 Laban 2003

  • British planespotters after they were arrested at an air force day function.

    Arab Times Kuwait English Daily SuperUser Account 2010

  • India charges British duo over planespotting NEW DELHI, Feb 22, 2010 (AFP) - Two British planespotters detained in New Delhi last week have been charged with illegally intercepting communications between pilots and airport authorities, police said Monday.

    Arab Times Kuwait English Daily SuperUser Account 2010

  • Boeing Co's new 787 Dreamliner touched down in Britain on Sunday on its first trip outside the United States, thrilling hordes of eager planespotters who came out to see the breakthrough carbon-composite plane.

    Christian Science Monitor | All Stories 2010

  • Dan Miller, president of the Aviation Heritage Center, said the annual visit by the T-28 pilots is a highlight for area planespotters.

    The Sheboygan Press Latest Headlines 2010

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